ExxonMobil Chemical Company-Beaumont Polyethylene Plant
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ExxonMobil Chemical Company-Beaumont Polyethylene Plant, 11440 Highway 90, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77713
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was closing valves in preparation to clear lines on an ethylene inlet "Y" strainer. A hose was being hooked up to empty the residual ethylene in the line. There was an unexpected release of ethylene, and the pressure caused an unloading arm to swing back and strike the top of the employee's head.
Hospitalized Head unspecified Machinery unspecified
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An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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