Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Yuasa Battery, Incorporated
Start: 10/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108704 · 10/8/2021 · Yuasa Battery, Incorporated

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: Sulfuric acid
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Yuasa Battery, Incorporated
Location: 2901 Montrose Avenue, LAURELDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
NAICS: 335912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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