Verona, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Balchem: Verona
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Balchem: Verona in 299 Extension St., Verona, MO 65769 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chemoper Chemical Operator in baking powder manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Balchem: Verona
- Parent company
- Balchem Corporation
- Street
- 299 Extension St.
- City
- Verona
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65769
- On-site location
- Outside of building V-8 in aqueous.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was carrying a small container of 50% sodium hydroxide in aqueous.
What happened
The shook the container and the lid came off. The employee was splashed in the face and eyes by this chemical.
Injury or illness
Chemical burns from the 50% sodium hydroxide.
Object or substance involved
50% sodium hydroxide
Summary line
Other Specific Injuries - Not Otherwise Classified of Eye(s) Soft Tissue - Head - Directly harmed by: Chemicals and Chemical Products - Acids and alkalies
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CHEMOPER Chemical Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311999: Baking powder manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 130
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 294,851
- Establishment ID
- 1193091
- Employer case #
- FY23-00857
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 11:05
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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