Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Dairy Farmers of America
Start: 4/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043797 · 4/27/2023 · Dairy Farmers of America

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
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: Dairy Farmers of America
Location: 563 Sand Hill Lane, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81505
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rebuilding a valve on a refrigeration system and had pumped down the ammonia in the system to conduct maintenance. He removed a cover and was sprayed by residual anhydrous ammonia. The employee sustained chemical burns to the face and hands and may have sustained a respiratory injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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