Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Carnegie Mellon University
Start: 11/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111918 · 11/15/2019 · Carnegie Mellon University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid

Employer

Name: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Mellon Institute, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just opened an autoclave when a bottle of 5% hydrochloric acid and water pressurized and splashed hot acid on her face and neck, causing second-degree burns. She was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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