Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Hydrite Chemical Company
Start: 6/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065951 · 6/17/2018 · Hydrite Chemical Company

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: Nitric acid
Secondary source: Vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: Hydrite Chemical Company
Location: 2701 E. 66th Street, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79404
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was at the end of a trans-load (transferring from railcar to tanker truck) of nitric acid when a line broke, exposing him to nitric acid burns on his legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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