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Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

1 hospitalization · 2017010196 · 1/8/2017 · Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC
Location
1617 D Ave., DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
NAICS
211111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were simultaneously pouring two 5-gallon buckets of 34% hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst down a floor drain when a violent chemical reaction occurred, exposing them to gases and corrosive liquid chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with first and second degree burns to the face, neck, and arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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