Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at SNF Holding Company
Start: 7/6/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076034 · 7/6/2016 · SNF Holding Company

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: Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SNF Holding Company
Location: 1 Chemical Plant Rd, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to make a batch when the pressure inside a plugged pipe caused the area around the pipe flange to fail. The chemical (acrylic acid) inside the pipe then splashed the employee's face, burning it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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