Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation)

Name: Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation) at Midwest Ag Energy
Start: 7/28/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077342 · 7/28/2025 · Midwest Ag Energy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Body systems and other part(s) of body
Nature of injury: Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation)

Cause

Event: Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure
Source: Ammonia, ammonium compounds
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Midwest Ag Energy
Location: 2841 3rd St SW, UNDERWOOD, NORTH DAKOTA, 58576
NAICS: 325193
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing contaminants from a low point drain on an ammonia line through a hose and into a container of water. A release of pressure from the end of the hose exposed the employee to anhydrous ammonia, resulting in chemical burns to his face, arm, and chest as well as ammonia inhalation. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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