Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Start: 5/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054725 · 5/15/2018 · Sanderson Farms, Inc.

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: Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Location: 2000 Shiloh Avenue, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77803
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a clamp at a joint in a stainless steel water line that was diluted with peracetic acid when the acid contacted the employee, who received second degree burns to the left shoulder, left chest, and neck, as well as eye and chest irritation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown