Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at JOHNSON MATTHEY,INC.
Start: 2/10/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021287 · 2/10/2022 · JOHNSON MATTHEY,INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: JOHNSON MATTHEY,INC.
Location: 456 DEVON PARK DRIVE, WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19087
NAICS: 336312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing the valve cap from a 300-gallon tote of ammonium hydroxide. The back pressure caused ammonium hydroxide to release toward the employee's face, resulting in caustic chemical burns to their face and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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