Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Omega Protein Inc.
Start: 8/23/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087482 · 8/23/2022 · Omega Protein Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Acids, unspecified

Employer

Name: Omega Protein Inc.
Location: 9730 Andrew Road, ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70510
NAICS: 311710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a water hose to clean out an acid line. When he opened the acid line valve, acid came out between the crow's foot connections and burned the employee's chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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