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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020098434 · 9/3/2020 · Trimac Transportation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Nitric acid

Employer

Name
Trimac Transportation
Location
12900 Bay Park Rd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS
488510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was being trained on transferring acid from one tanker truck to another. He was connecting hoses and fittings between the trucks when nitric acid from the open end of one of the lines splashed onto his right arm. The employee was hospitalized for third degree chemical burns to 2.5% of the employee's right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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