Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at TG MISSOURI
Start: 4/10/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043014 · 4/10/2021 · TG MISSOURI

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name: TG MISSOURI
Location: 2200 Plattin Road, PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI, 63775
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adding metal to bins in a chrome plating hot water bath. The employee fell into a 148-degree solution of 6 percent sulfuric acid up to the waist; the employee suffered second-degree burns to the legs and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown