Four workers were injured, two seriously, in an Oct. 8 accident at a materials plant operated by Formosa Plastics Corp. USA in Baton Rouge, La., according to local media reports.
Two of the injured workers are in critical condition from inhalation burns, according to a story posted late Oct. 8 on the website of the Baton Rouge Advocate.
The four injured workers were exposed to ammonia from a compromised cylinder, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said in a news release quoted in the story.
EMS and Baton Rouge firefighters were on scene around 8:40 p.m. The fire department said there was no danger to the public from the accident.
Livingston, N.J.-based Formosa makes PVC resin, vinyl chloride monomer feedstock and related materials in Baton Rouge.
Plastics News will update this story as information becomes available.