Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at White Energy
Start: 10/1/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107302 · 10/1/2015 · White Energy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: White Energy
Location: 3748 South Progressive Road, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS: 325193
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing down sodium hydroxide that was leaking off a pump. During the washing process, caustic material soaked into the employee's steel toe boots through the laces, causing second and third degree burns to the tops of the employee's feet.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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