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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2018010848 · 1/25/2018 · Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid

Employer

Name
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
Location
1 Steel Drive, CALVERT, ALABAMA, 36513
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning when he bumped into a vertical pipe containing hydrofluoric acid. The acid dripped down under his gloves, burning the top of his left wrist. The pipe had been flushed at the time of the incident, but a section had a few ounces of trapped acid. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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