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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2022021391 · 2/14/2022 · Hydrite Chemical Co
Severity
Hospitalized 1
Amputation 0
Loss of eye 0
Body part Multiple face locations
Nature of injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Cause
Event Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
Source Nitric acid
Employer
Name Hydrite Chemical Co
Location 701 Sumner Street, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
NAICS 424690
Jurisdiction 1
Narrative An employee was carrying a bucket of nitric acid when it hit a railing. Nitric acid splashed onto the employee's face and into the employee's mouth, causing a chemical burn.
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