Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Alabama Power Company
Start: 3/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032852 · 3/30/2023 · Alabama Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sulfuric acid
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: Alabama Power Company
Location: 31972 Highway 25, WILSONVILLE, ALABAMA, 35186
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a pump for a sulfuric acid system. Some of the acid sprayed out of a leak and burned the employee's face, neck, and head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown