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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2022087251 · 8/16/2022 · Trans Chemical Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Confined spaces, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Trans Chemical Inc
Location
419 De Soto Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63147
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking pH readings for a spill of liquid phosphoric acid. He slipped on the spilled acid, fell into a sump pump pit, and then fell into the acid pool. He sustained burns to the lower legs and hands and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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