Humble, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Lactuca Houston LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Lactuca Houston LLC in 7159 Rankin Rd., Bldg. A, Humble, TX 77396 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was horticulture in hydroponic crop farming.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lactuca Houston LLC
- Parent company
- Kalera Inc
- Street
- 7159 Rankin Rd., Bldg. A
- City
- Humble
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77396
- On-site location
- Pump Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Moving a drum of acid
What happened
The employee incorrectly handled the drum. The drum was moved with the cap removed and this goes against our procedure. When the drum was set back on ground the acid splashed out of the open cap and made contact with his eye.
Injury or illness
The chemical exposure to the eye was very painful that day but had no long term injury. The employee has gained full vision in both eyes as well as it was before the incident. He returned to full duty work right away.
Object or substance involved
Nitric Acid
Summary line
Chemical exposure in eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Horticulture
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 111419: Hydroponic crop farming
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 49
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 79,625
- EIN
- 932322627
- Establishment ID
- 1184772
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 12:10
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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