Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Highway Transport/Georgia Golf Corpation
Start: 11/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112168 · 11/23/2019 · Highway Transport/Georgia Golf Corpation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Highway Transport/Georgia Golf Corpation
Location: 715 Highway 25 South, ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39730
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring sodium hydroxide solution from a bulk liquid tank. An external valve failed and the solution sprayed onto the employee, causing a chemical burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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