Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Strata Concrete Corporation
Start: 1/6/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010139 · 1/6/2015 · Strata Concrete Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sulfuric acid
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: Strata Concrete Corporation
Location: Highway 23 to 89th Avenue South 2.3 miles, NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58763
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee sustained battery acid burns to the face while attempting to start an air compressor on the back of a service vehicle by boosting the battery with jumper cables.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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