Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
Start: 3/16/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032403 · 3/16/2023 · Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple mouth locations
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
Source: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia

Employer

Name: Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
Location: 12400 US 385, DALHART, TEXAS, 79022
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a scissor lift, using a reciprocal saw to cut an inactive line with a 6-inch blade. The blade cut into an adjacent anhydrous ammonia line, releasing vapors that burned the employee's mouth and tongue and caused respiratory issues.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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