Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Seaboard Foods
Start: 3/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032718 · 3/27/2022 · Seaboard Foods

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: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: Seaboard Foods
Location: 3291 Desert Rd, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA, 73942
NAICS: 112210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 250-gallon tote of sodium hydroxide with a forklift. When the employee lifted the tote, the load shifted and fell forward into the building. The employee was attempting to pick up the lid that had fallen off of the tote when they were splashed with sodium hydroxide, resulting in chemical burns on their left scapula and the back of their left arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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