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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021021739 · 2/25/2021 · Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant

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

Employer

Name
Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant
Location
30491 186th Street, ONIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57564
NAICS
325193
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was filling a container with sodium hydroxide when the sodium hydroxide splashed out of the container onto the employee, resulting in chemical burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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