Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified

Name: Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified at Ergon Trucking, Inc.
Start: 8/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088424 · 8/23/2025 · Ergon Trucking, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact tissue
Source: Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
Secondary source: Hoses except machine

Employer

Name: Ergon Trucking, Inc.
Location: 4585 Industrial Road, JACKSON, ALABAMA, 36501
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading sodium hydroxide from a tanker car. The hose connecting the tank and the tanker truck ruptured. The chemical sprayed onto the employee, who suffered burns to the face and legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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