NAICS311919Event Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact Source Other constructed surface
A sanitation employee entered the chemical room and slipped on the wet floor. When he slipped, he kicked over a bucket containing cleaning chemicals. The chemicals splashed onto the employee…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Part of body unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS325611Event Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact Source Other constructed surface
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to retrieve a chemical tote from a staging lane. He inserted the pallet jack under the tote and began to back up…
NAICS325998Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Corrosive bases unspecified
An employee was removing a hose from a chemical tank after filling the tank with hexamethylenediamine (HMD). He checked the line to ensure that the hose was clear, then disconnected…
Chemical burns, corrosions second degree Ears and facial region unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS325311Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Sulfuric acid
A shipping/receiving operator was working on a loading rack, loading a railcar. A 2-inch discharge cap failed and released pressure along with sulfuric acid from the railcar. The…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Head and trunkHospitalized
NAICS333997Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
An employee was pressure washing truck scales when they were splashed with water and an unknown chemical on their leg and immediately experienced a burning sensation. The employee was hospitalized…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Leg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS236210Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Hydrochloric acid
…The injured employee was placing material inside a scaffold rack when he was sprayed in the face with HCl and sustained chemical burns to his eyes, face, chest, right arm…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Multiple body parts n.e.c.Hospitalized
NAICS812331Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Disinfectants, detergents, soap products
…Some of the corrosive chemical spilled on the employee's shirt that was already wet from water. The employee sustained a bacterial infection and chemical burn to their abdominal area…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Abdomen unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS484230Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Sulfuric acid
A truck driver was preparing a hose to load a chemical tanker trailer with sulfuric acid when sulfuric acid splashed the left side of their face and neck, causing skin…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Head and neckHospitalized
NAICS331222Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Sulfuric acid
…pipe broke and acid splashed onto the left side of the employee's body, resulting in chemical burns to their left shoulder, the back of his arm, and his leg.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.Hospitalized
NAICS238220Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
An employee was carrying a bottle of sodium and potassium hydroxide in their backpack while leaving a job site. The contents spilled across the back of their left shoulder, resulting…
Chemical burns, corrosions third degree or higher Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)Hospitalized
NAICS424690Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Carboxylic acids, acetic acid
An employee was cleaning a formic acid hose with water when formic acid splashed his right shoulder, both arms, and his face under his face shield. He was hospitalized.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Head and extremitiesHospitalized
NAICS334413Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Multiple chemicals and hazardous materials
…His right forearm was exposed to a mixture of silicon dioxide (silica) and trichlorosilane that caused an exothermic reaction and chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Forearm(s)Hospitalized
NAICS325180Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Sulfuric acid
An employee was unloading and depressurizing a railcar filled with sulfuric acid. The employee turned the valve to disconnect the hose when sulfuric acid released and sprayed upward via the…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Part of body unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS424690Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Bleach, hypochlorites
An employee was delivering pool chemicals from a tanker truck when the pipe connection broke. The employee sustained chemical burns from the sodium hypochlorite.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Part of body unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS491110Event Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact Source Other constructed surface
An employee was using a floor machine and chemical floor stripper to strip the finish from the floor. The employee slipped backward on the wet floor and landed on their…
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Part of body unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS325193Event Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposureSource Ammonia, ammonium compounds
…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…
Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation) Body systems and other part(s) of bodyHospitalized
NAICS325131Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
…Employees were looking through the sight glass, when the glass ruptured, releasing chemical vapors. Two employees sustained chemical burns to their upper body.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Multiple body parts unspecifiedHospitalized