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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20161110597 · 11/10/2016 · Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc
Location
2763 Texas Hwy 141, KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, 78363
NAICS
484220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading sulfuric acid 98% from a truck. When he disconnected the truck's black transfer hose from the host's receiving cam lock, he was sprayed with the chemical and suffered severe chemical burns to his neck, abdomen, left thigh, and left calf.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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