Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2019-06-26	Dothan	Alabama	The Vincit Group, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was delivering chemicals and removing transfer tubing at a bulk chemical storage tank when residual peracetic acid reacted with an unknown substance, causing off-gassing. The employee was hospitalized with a respiratory injury.
2019-01-16	Riceboro	Georgia	SNF Holding Company	Pelvic region	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee dropped a container which contained acetic acid, adam, and MEHQ. The container hit the edge of a fume hood and splashed onto the employee causing second degree burns.
2018-08-14	Von Ormy	Texas	Univar USA, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Bleach and acetic acid were mixed together, releasing chlorine gas. An employee suffered an inhalation injury.
2018-05-15	Bryan	Texas	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a clamp at a joint in a stainless steel water line that was diluted with peracetic acid when the acid contacted the employee, who received second degree burns to the left shoulder, left chest, and neck, as well as eye and chest irritation.
2017-07-24	Cairo	Georgia	Big Bend Agri-Services	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On July 24, 2017, at around 11:00 a.m., an employee was preparing to load peracetic acid and peroxide into a plastic tote. He turned the air off, which keeps the plunger from opening up at the bottom of the fill tube, and guided the fill tube into a plastic tote. When he started lowering the fill tube into the tote, the plunger opened up and some chemical came out and splashed him, causing chemical burns to the left side of his neck and left shoulder.
2017-03-31	Clarksville	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized with allergic bronchitis due to a possible inhalation of peracetic acid (PAA).
2017-01-04	Springfield	Ohio	Mercy Health	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was processing scopes in endoscopy. The cycle on the Steris machine finished and all safety checks and indicators completed and passed. The employee opened the lid to remove the scope and noticed some fumes (peracetic acid) coming from the machine. The employee had a burning sensation in the throat and lungs. Other employees assisted the employee out of the room into fresh air. The employee took a break and returned to work, but was having difficulty breathing. She was admitted to th
2016-05-12	Saraland	Alabama	Premere Tank Wash	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a valve on a tanker trailer. Chloroacetic acid came out of the valve and burned the top side of the employee's right arm.
2015-09-08	La Porte	Texas	Lyondell Basell Industries	Ankle(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On September 7, 2015, an employee's left ankle was swollen after working in the acetic acid unit to clear/de-inventory the purification section. He was eventually hospitalized for ankle blisters and chemical burns.
2015-07-22	Hudson	Florida	HCA West Florida Hospitals	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was loading a 35% peracetic acid concentrate canister into a sterilizer. The acid sprayed onto the employee, burning her eyes, neck, upper chest, left arm, left hand, and face.
2015-04-06	Topeka	Kansas	Reser's Fine Foods Inc	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The microphone/cord of a radio became entangled in a hose feeding Peroxyacetic Acid to a flume operation. When the employee stood up, the mic pulled the hose from the operation; his face and neck were sprayed with acid.