Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Robinson	Il	Summit Refrigeration Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-11-10	Beloit	Wi	Viking Chemical Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was filling chemical tanks when the muriatic and chlorine chemical intake lines were switched, resulting in a chemical reaction and chemical off-gassing. The employee required hospitalization for chemical vapor inhalation.
2021-11-03	Franklin	Il	Prairieland FS, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was performing maintenance on an ammonia wagon when a valve opened, spraying the employee in the face and causing them to inhale ammonia. The employee suffered inhalation chemical burns.
2021-11-01	Dallas	Tx	Start Kleen Legacy	Head	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a drain when a thermal reaction between sodium hydroxide and hot water occurred. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to the head and was hospitalized.
2021-10-15	Union	Nj	Deep Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was manually dispensing a caustic cleaning chemical into a 5-gallon container. The chemical splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns on his right thigh.
2021-10-08	Laureldale	Pa	Yuasa Battery, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.
2021-10-06	Marinette	Wi	Johnson Controls	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rolling a screen for a dry chemical manufacturing grinder down a flight of stairs. The rolling screen went out of control and he fell, coming to rest 18 steps below and suffering a broken left femur.
2021-10-03	Amarillo	Tx	GRI Towers Texas, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was changing the butterfly end on a pneumatic, handheld paint gun containing a hazardous chemical when the trigger went off, resulting in a puncture wound on the employee's left index finger.
2021-10-01	Middletown	Oh	Electro-Metallics Inc	Multiple body parts	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were cleaning a hose that contained hydrochloric acid. After rinsing the hose, it was placed in a tank with bleach. Hydrochloric acid remaining on the hose reacted with the bleach, exposing the employees to chlorine gas that made it difficult to breathe. One employee was hospitalized for inhalation chemical burns.
2021-09-28	Charleston	Wv	Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee has a known allergy to chemically made cinnamon. The employee smelled cinnamon on a coworker and had a severe reaction. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-21	Guntersville	Al	Farm Fresh Foods LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee was working to lift a 55-gallon chemical drum off a pallet jack. Two other employees came to help with the lift. The drum fell on the injured employee's left ring finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-09-17	Hazelwood	Mo	GKN Aerospace	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
After a chemical leak at the plant, an employee reported heavy breathing and eye pain. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-07	Lafayette	La	Republic Services	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving a 96-gallon residential cart when chemical fluids spilled out of a bottle onto his left arm. The arm was burned.
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	ZECO	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
2021-08-11	Atlanta	Ga	HARTYBAKE, LLC	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On August 11, 2021, a temporary employee was washing pots and pans. While his right hand was in the sink containing dishwater, dish cleaning liquid spilled over the cuff of his glove and caused a chemical burn to his hand.
2021-08-11	Riverview	Fl	MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC.	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The injured employee was conducting maintenance at the plant and was at the reactor slurry line to open the valve to drain the slurry out so it did not solidify. Steam in the line was turned on from the control room. When the employee went to rod out the valve, the material broke loose due to the steam pressure and sprayed hot reactor slurry onto the employee. The slurry contained phosphoric acid and ammonia. The employee sustained chemical burns to both arms and was hospitalized.
2021-08-10	Nampa	Id	Lactalis American Group, Inc	Multiple lower extremities locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring a sodium hydroxide solution into a wash tank. Some of the chemical splashed onto the employee's pants and into his boots, causing chemical burns.
2021-08-09	Hampshire	Il	Custom Pak Illinois, Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working with a machine that was filling small tubes with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP). He pulled out the pickup tube and the chemical splashed on him, causing second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest, arm, and stomach. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-06	Binghamton	Ny	Frito Lay	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on an elevated platform while spraying foaming sanitizing chemicals onto equipment when he fell 4 feet to the concrete floor below, resulting in multiple lower left leg fractures.
2021-08-04	Rome	Ga	The Lewis Chemical Company	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was using a forklift when one of its forks punched a chemical tote containing benzene chloride. The employee suffered a chemical burn.
2021-07-28	Nanticoke	Pa	Reilly Plating Company, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On 7/28/2021, an employee was cleaning up product on a powder coating line that had crashed into a support grate. The product pulled the support grate, which caused the employee's left leg to fall into a tank of iron phosphate up to their knee and resulted in chemical burns to their lower left leg.
2021-07-27	Pittsburgh	Pa	Arch Masonry, Inc.	Upper extremities	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a restoration cleaner to wash a home when the cleaner got into his rubber gloves, causing chemical burns.
2021-07-25	Enid	Ok	Environmental Management, Inc.	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was climbing out of a containment basin after closing a valve on a sodium hydroxide tank. The legs of his chemical protective suit slid up, allowing a small amount of sodium hydroxide solution to run down his legs and burn them.
2021-07-25	Mcdonough	Ga	Ken's Foods, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was carrying a 2.5-gallon bucket up some stairs. He fell, and the chemical in the bucket spilled onto his upper torso and face causing chemical burns.
2021-07-24	Klingerstown	Pa	Michael Foods, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On July 24, 2021, an employee was cleaning egg-breaking machines with a corrosive chemical. The chemical burned the employee's knees and lower legs, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Auburndale	Fl	CD Staffing, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object or equipment
A temporary employee was using a blasting pressure hose with chemicals in the pulp area when the hose hit their left side on the upper back and left armpit area causing a laceration.
2021-07-20	Macon	Ga	B & D Industrial	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was lowering machinery into a vat of caustic chemical using an electric hoist and crane. An I-bolt (screwed into the heavy machinery and also being held by the hoist) broke, and the machinery dropped into the vat. Caustic splashed the employee's clothing, who suffered burns and was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Gardendale	Tx	Catalyst Oilfield Services	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring potassium hydroxide (50-70%) from an IBC tote into a blending tank using a pneumatic double diaphragm pump in the transfer area at the facility. The hose disconnected during the transfer and potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) caused chemical burns on the employee's face, neck, and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-18	Shawano	Wi	AARROWCAST INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee used a 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire under the furnace on a melt deck. The employee began to have trouble breathing and was hospitalized, suffering from smoke inhalation.
2021-07-15	Dayville	Ct	Suttles Truck Leasing LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was off loading ammonia solution at the plant when the connection at the pump truck came off and approximately 500 gallons of ammonia were spilled. The employee suffered chemical burns to the legs and feet due to the ammonia exposure.
2021-07-15	West Memphis	Ar	Qualiwash Holdings	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to clean a chemical tanker when a pressure release occurred, spraying the employee with acrylic acid and resulting in chemical burns to their legs and abdomen.
2021-07-12	Jefferson Hills	Pa	Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to mix floor stripping product. The undiluted product spilled, then seeped into the employee's shoes. The employee suffered second- and third-degree chemical burns to the feet.
2021-07-06	Reading	Pa	Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee completed a clean-in-place (CIP) process. At the end of the process, the employee was disconnecting the hoses and was sprayed with 'rinse water' that may contain CIP chemicals. The employee was hospitalized for ingestion of the chemicals.
2021-07-06	Melbourne	Fl	Wesco Aircraft	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was pouring a 5-gallon pail of waste chemicals into a 55-gallon container. The chemical splashed the employee, who began to suffer breathing problems. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-20	Valliant	Ok	International Paper Company	Mouth	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unhooking a hose on a chemical reel car. The employee was sprayed with sodium hydroxide and suffered chemical burns to the mouth.
2021-06-18	Marietta	Ga	Kemira Chemicals, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was weighing ammonium persulfate (APS) for a batch when the chemical sprayed onto the employee, resulting in burns to their face, arms, and chest.
2021-06-17	Tucker	Ga	Alchemy-Spetec LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was unloading a tanker full of chemicals into a storage tank. During this process, a pipe at the base of the tank broke and the chemical began running into the containment chamber. One of the employee's attempted to plug the leak with a piece of wood when the air pressure caused the material to discharge in a vaporized form. A second employee entered the area to offer their assistance. Both employees suffered irritation to their respiratory systems and eyes. One employee was hospital
2021-06-16	Longmont	Co	ROYAL CREST DAIRY INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking though the washroom when a barrel that was being filled with caustic liquid overflowed. The employee slipped on the caustic liquid, resulting in chemical burns to their left wrist and right leg.
2021-06-15	Savannah	Ga	US Environmental, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering a load of caustic liquid to a facility when he stepped in a puddle of unknown chemical composition, resulting in chemical burns to his right foot that required hospitalization.
2021-06-11	Chicopee	Ma	U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee removed a cap while prepping a tote in a wastewater treatment area and was exposed to sulfuric acid, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-06-08	Middle Point	Oh	Mercer Landmark, Inc.	Buttock(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On June 8, 2021, an employee was filling a mobile nurse tank with ammonium hydroxide. A hydrostatic valve failed and the chemical burned the employee's buttocks.
2021-06-05	Sarasota	Fl	MGM Investment Properties, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee sat on a bucket, which had potassium hydroxide on the lid. The employee suffered a chemical burn and was hospitalized, requiring a skin graft.
2021-05-31	Kathleen	Ga	Frito Lay	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking through the chemical room when he noticed a 2.5 gallon jug of detergent that was unstable on the storage rack. When he went to grab the jug, his hand slipped off of the product which caused the chemical to splash onto his stomach and upper leg. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2021-05-28	Statesboro	Ga	Claude Howard Lumber Company	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been using a coil cleaning product when the wind blew the chemical into his face resulting in eye irritation.
2021-05-26	Palmetto	Fl	Allied New Technologies	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was disconnecting a plant process hose carrying 32% liquid sodium hydroxide. The employee was exposed to the chemical under his face shield. The lower part of his face was exposed and he suffered a rash/burn.
2021-05-25	Naples	Fl	Pelican Marsh Community Development District	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was mowing a grass area along a lake when the lawn mover flipped over and the employee was trapped underwater for 4-5 minutes. The employee was hospitalized for a near-drowning and chemical burns to his lungs from inhaling water/fuel.
2021-05-24	East Orange	Nj	Kleinfelder, Inc.	Lung(s), pleura	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was taking groundwater samples from a monitoring well and became ill. The employee was diagnosed with chemical pneumonitis due to exposure to volatile organic chemicals (VOCs).
2021-05-24	Gambier	Oh	Acoustic Ceiling and Partition Company of Ohio	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a clog out of a spray nozzle head for a spray gun. The spray gun activated while the employee's hand was over the nozzle head, causing chemical/material to penetrate the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to remove the chemical/material.
2021-05-21	Liberal	Ks	National Beef Packing Co LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered chemical burns while changing sulfuric acid and was hospitalized.
2021-05-17	Reserve	La	CBSL Transportation Services	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was washing a tank trailer. When he opened the rear discharge valve on the trailer, ethylenediamine sprayed onto his right torso and upper thigh causing second and third degree chemical burns.
2021-05-12	Palmetto	Fl	Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution.
2021-05-12	El Dorado	Ar	Petrin LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 05/12/2021, at approximately 8:52 AM, an employee of Petrin Corp. was on an elevated, grated platform at a chemical plant replacing a removable barricade with a hard barricade when he tripped, lost balance, and fell approximately 20 feet. The employee sustained fractures to a hip, the right arm, and the right wrist.
2021-04-28	Solon	Oh	NESTLE USA INC.	Hip(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a valve on a mixing kettle when a cleaning chemical leaked from the valve onto the employee's left hip, resulting in a chemical burn.
2021-04-27	Port Neches	Tx	Lion Elastomers	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck and face.
2021-04-25	Kansas City	Ks	Harcros Chemicals Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While opening a valve an employee was splashed with chemicals and sustained chemical burns to the right leg, right arm, and face.
2021-04-20	Denton	Tx	Peterbilt Motor Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On April 20, 2021, an employee was exposed to a chemical, possibly carbon monoxide, in a paint booth. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-14	Searsport	Me	GAC Chemical Corporation	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a hose after unloading sodium hydroxide. The hose had residual pressure in it and sprayed the employee in the face, resulting in chemical burns to the eyes.
2021-04-07	Reading	Pa	C.M. High Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee installed new control wiring for the emergency release button on a formic acid process. When the employee tested the new wiring, formic acid sprayed out of a secondary pipe and struck the employee causing chemical burns to the face, chest, right shoulder, and arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-29	Cleveland	Oh	QualaWash Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was conducting maintenance on machines in an open warehouse location. The employee developed difficulty breathing, caused by chemical vapors from an intermediate bulk container that was being drained about 30-50 feet away.
2021-03-16	Forest Park	Ga	Inhance Technologies, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was disconnecting old equipment and installing new equipment when he was exposed to hydrogen fluoride. He suffered chemical burns to the left arm and light burns to his left cheek and eye.
2021-03-13	Philadelphia	Pa	Mitra QSR KNE, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning the floor with a bucket of water that contained oven cleaner instead of floor cleaner. Some of the water spilled onto the employee's feet, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-03-08	Burleson	Tx	Golden State Foods	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working in a clean-in-place room. A circuit was removed that was running a three-step wash on a ketchup deck bulk line, causing hot water and caustic chemicals to escape out of the line and spray the employee. The employee was burned.
2021-02-27	El Dorado	Ar	LION OIL COMPANY, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Employees were preparing a unit for turn-around and chemical cleaning. There was a release of un-hydrotreated naphtha that resulted in a fire. Six employees sustained burns and were hospitalized.
2021-02-25	Onida	Sd	Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a container with sodium hydroxide when the sodium hydroxide splashed out of the container onto the employee, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-02-22	Waycross	Ga	GATX Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking by a railcar commodity offloading area. A 2-inch rubber hose funneling phenol into a 55-gallon drum became dislodged from the drum and sprayed liquid phenol onto the employee. He was hospitalized, having suffered second-degree chemical burns to the back of his neck and first-degree chemical burns to his face and arms.
2021-02-12	Boynton Beach	Fl	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was dispensing propane into a customer's tank when the employee sustained chemical burns to the left hand, left leg, and part of the abdomen from the propane.
2021-02-06	Houston	Tx	Service Transport Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee opened up an internal trailer valve to apply pressure and connected the hose to the trailer to offload product. While putting the hose in place to connect it, the external valve switch was hit and sulfuric acid came pouring out of the trailer, resulting in chemical exposure to sulfuric acid on the left and right wrists, left foot, left side of face, and middle of chest.
2021-01-16	Birmingham	Al	Ventura Foods, LLC	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.
2021-01-15	Mulberry	Fl	SOUTH EAST INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICE, INC.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was disconnecting a hose from a portable transfer pump when residual sulfuric acid sprayed out of the hose and contacted the employee, resulting in chemical burns to both legs from the thighs to below the knees that required hospitalization. Personal protective equipment was worn at the time of the incident.
2021-01-05	Athens	Ga	RWDC Industries	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a valve to prepare it to be drained of sulfuric acid when a pump failed and sulfuric acid sprayed onto the employee causing chemical burns.
2021-01-04	Riceboro	Ga	Interstate Paper LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was rodding out scale and lime material from a chute that led into a screw. A chemical reaction took place between the lime scale and the materials used in the process, and the employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and arms from hot vapor.
2020-10-10	El Dorado	Ar	Clean Harbors Environmental	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been pulling samples from drums, placing them in jars, and placing them in the lab for testing. He headed to lunch, then returned and began to work in the lab under the lab hood. When he opened a jar, there was a flash fire and chemicals splashed onto him. He suffered burns to the neck, chest, left hand, and wrist and was hospitalized.
2020-10-08	Newtown Square	Pa	LabCorp	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee had a reaction to the fumes from cleaning chemicals, fainted, and was hospitalized for asthmatic exacerbation.
2020-10-07	Roberta	Ga	Whiting Systems	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring liquid soap from one storage tote to another storage tote. The hose had pressure built in the line and when the nozzle was turned on to allow for liquid release, the liquid forcefully exited the hose and struck the employee's eyes resulting in chemical burns to both eyes.
2020-10-07	Omaha	Ne	Athleta	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled chemicals from a spray duster. The employee lost consciousness and hit her head, resulting in a skull contusion.
2020-10-03	West Orange	Tx	Suez Wts Usa, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inventorying drums of chemicals and assisting a forklift driver when the forks became stuck in an elevated position. While dislodging the mast chain, the employee's right hand became wrapped around the chain and was pulled into the pulley system as the chain realigned. The employee sustained lacerations, three broken fingers, and a partial amputation of the index finger.
2020-09-29	Florence	Al	Walmart, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was straightening a counter in a hardware department. A bottle of liquid drain opener fell, and its cap and seal broke. The liquid spilled onto the employee, causing chemical burns to her right leg, face, and arms. She was hospitalized.
2020-09-22	Tyrone	Pa	CCK, Inc. t/a Juniata Packing Company	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was scooping cleansing chemicals into a vat filled with hot water. The hot water erupted and spilled onto the employee. The employee suffered thermal and chemical burns to their eyes.
2020-09-11	Ringoes	Nj	Princeton Hydro	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was troubleshooting a tree sprayer with a full tank while on the boat dock at a pond. The sprayer released a chemical for the control of cyanobacteria and algae onto the employee and another employee. Both employees were hospitalized for injuries sustained including corneal abrasion, bilateral conjunctivitis, and chemical burns.
2020-09-07	West Point	Ms	Southern Ionics Inc.	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Employees were loading a truck with ammonium hydroxide. A transfer line ruptured, spraying an employee. The employee suffered chemical burns to the face, neck, and chest area.
2020-09-03	Pasadena	Tx	Trimac Transportation	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was being trained on transferring acid from one tanker truck to another. He was connecting hoses and fittings between the trucks when nitric acid from the open end of one of the lines splashed onto his right arm. The employee was hospitalized for third degree chemical burns to 2.5% of the employee's right arm.
2020-08-26	Statesboro	Ga	Darden Restaurants, Inc	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was scraping a grill after applying a chemical cleaner to it. The chemical splashed back and struck the employee's right hand, causing second- and third-degree burns.
2020-08-24	Binghamton	Ny	Lupini Construction, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was applying brush-on paint stripper to a concrete wall. Paint stripper ran into his glove and contacted his forearm. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the forearm.
2020-08-18	Jasper	Fl	Johansen Automotive, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
At 11:35 a.m. on August 18, 2020, an employee was poisoned after drinking from a drink bottle containing a chemical.
2020-08-17	Seneca	Il	Renewable Energy Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was operating a caustic flush and adding potassium hydroxide to water when the solution splashed him, causing chemical burns to his arm, face, and head. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-12	El Dorado	Ar	SINDLE TRUCKING, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee lifting a loaded trailer of sulfuric acid sustained chemical burns on his back after coming into contact with sulfuric acid that had leaked from the trailer.
2020-08-08	Erie	Pa	PID, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Four employees were transporting cleaning chemicals when there was a spill and/or chemical reaction when the chemicals mixed. One of the employees was hospitalized, suffering from difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness.
2020-08-04	Lemont	Il	CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a hatch to check liquid sulfur draining into a pit. The liquid sulfur splashed onto the employee's hand and face, causing chemical burns.
2020-07-30	Cantonment	Florida	ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.	Head and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was removing a level control valve when he was sprayed with Hexamethylenediamine (HMD). The contents of the pipe were under pressure and the liquid was hot, but less than 100 degrees Celsius. The employee sustained chemical burns and possibly thermal burns to his face and back.
2020-07-28	Baytown	Texas	Palmer Distribution Services	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a forklift to move a triple-stacked pallet of drums containing chemicals. An expandable concrete joint hit the pallet, causing the material to shift. One drum was punctured and sprayed chemical onto the employee's entire body.
2020-07-23	Social Circle	Georgia	Granite Packaging, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure to other harmful substances
A temporary employee received chemical burns during mixing operations.
2020-07-18	Snowshoe	West Virgini	Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using chemical cleaning products to unclog a sink drain when the employee inhaled the chemical mixture and suffered respiratory irritation.
2020-07-15	Gainesville	Georgia	Albert International, USA	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee descended from a forklift to fill a container with a chemical from a tote that was mounted on the forks of a forklift. The chemical tote hit the employee, resulting in injury and hospitalization.
2020-07-11	Saratoga Springs	New York	Hoffman Car Wash, Inc.	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a car wash tunnel with a cleaning chemical when the chemical spilled onto his shoe. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to his foot/toes.
2020-07-08	Christmas	Florida	Quality Labor Management, LLC.	Lower extremities	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was doing form work when concrete/cement got into his boots. He sustained chemical burns.
2020-07-07	Birmingham	Alabama	Aramark Uniform Services	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a chemical day tank when 5 gallons of acid overflowed onto the floor. As he was cleaning it up, the acid flowed over his shoes and burned his feet and toes.
2020-06-30	Kansas City	Kansas	Reddi Services, Inc	Ankle(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing lime from an outdoor pit by manipulating a 6" diameter hose from a vacuum truck. The pit was estimated to be approximately 8' to 10' x 4' x 7' deep. The employee was wearing a protective garment, goggles, and a cartridge respirator. The employee sustained second degree chemical burns from the lime to the neck, abdomen, both upper both arms, both thighs, and both ankles, as well as third degree burns on one ankle.
2020-06-29	Valdosta	Georgia	CJB Industries, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to transfer material from a tote to a packaging line when the employee was exposed to insecticide, sustaining second degree chemical burns to the lower right leg, ankle, shin, and calf.
2020-06-15	Franklin	Georgia	JAC Products, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was holding down the hose pump to transfer chemicals from the dip tank to a tote. The employee was exposed via inhalation to phosphoric acid resulting in chemical burns to the lung.