Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at MMR Group, Inc.
Start: 7/31/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076927 · 7/31/2023 · MMR Group, Inc.

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 through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: MMR Group, Inc.
Location: 4633 State Highway 361, GREGORY, TEXAS, 78359
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was switching out the strainer basket on a digestion unit. As they removed all the flange bolts and tapped on the flange, 90-degree Celsius sodium hydroxide was released, spraying the employee. They sustained chemical and thermal burns to their right arm and abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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