Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at C.M. High Inc.
Start: 4/7/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021042894 · 4/7/2021 · C.M. High Inc.

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: Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: C.M. High Inc.
Location: Brenntag North America, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee installed new control wiring for the emergency release button on a formic acid process. When the employee tested the new wiring, formic acid sprayed out of a secondary pipe and struck the employee causing chemical burns to the face, chest, right shoulder, and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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