Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at MFA Agri Services
Start: 4/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043200 · 4/11/2023 · MFA Agri Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
Secondary source: Plowing, planting, and fertilizing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: MFA Agri Services
Location: Steve Urich Farm intersection of SE 70th st and SE 50th ave, CHULA, MISSOURI, 64635
NAICS: 424910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a fertilizer applicator toolbar in a farmer's field. As he went to tighten it, it broke, causing anhydrous ammonia (NH3) to release onto the employee's waist and forearm. The employee sustained chemical burns to his chest and abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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