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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
2 hospitalizations · 2022021843 · 2/28/2022 · Metallurgical Engineering Services
Severity
Hospitalized 2
Amputation 0
Loss of eye 0
Body part Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Cause
Event Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source Bottles, jugs, flasks
Secondary source Nitric acid
Employer
Name Metallurgical Engineering Services Location 845 East Arapaho Road, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75081
NAICS 541330
Jurisdiction 1
Narrative Employees were mixing nitric acid and water in a lab. A chemical reaction caused a bottle of nitric acid to explode. Two employees were spattered with acid and glass, and both suffered chemical burns and lacerations.
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