Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at MFA Agri Services
Start: 12/2/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210373 · 12/2/2021 · MFA Agri Services

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: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia

Employer

Name: MFA Agri Services
Location: 204 1st Street, PATTONSBURG, MISSOURI, 64670
NAICS: 115116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a nurse tank with stabilizer after it had been filled with anhydrous ammonia. The nurse tank was over pressurized causing the relief valve to activate and release the ammonia. The employee suffered chemical burns to the right eye, face, neck, and arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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