Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at ELEMENTIS LTP INC.
Start: 7/11/2016

2 hospitalizations · 2016078175 · 7/11/2016 · ELEMENTIS LTP INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sulfuric acid

Employer

Name: ELEMENTIS LTP INC.
Location: 511 N. 20TH ST., DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
NAICS: 325188
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee 1 was disconnecting a pressurized hose used to offload sulfuric acid from a rail tank car into a storage tank when he was sprayed with sulfuric acid. Employee 2 tried to help Employee 1 and was also sprayed with sulfuric acid. Employee 1 was hospitalized for treatment of burns to the arms, face, and chest. Employee 2 was hospitalized for treatment of burns to the arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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