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.
2021-11-03	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.
2021-10-01	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.
2021-08-23	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.
2021-08-04	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	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	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.
2021-07-15	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.
2021-06-20	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.
2021-06-16	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.
2021-05-25	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.
2021-05-21	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.
2021-04-28	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.
2021-04-14	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.
2021-03-16	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.
2021-02-25	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.
2021-01-16	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.
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.
2020-09-29	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.
2020-08-24	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.
2020-08-17	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.
2020-08-04	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.
2020-07-23	Social Circle	Georgia	Granite Packaging, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure to other harmful substances
A temporary employee received chemical burns during mixing operations.
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.
2020-06-30	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.
2020-06-08	De Forest	Wisconsin	Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was taking apart a flange to a 2-inch pipe. Alkaline product inside the pipe sprayed onto his forehead, upper chest, and abdomen. He suffered chemical burns in those areas, including third-degree burns to the chest and abdomen.
2020-06-06	West Seneca	New York	Rosina Food Products, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring corrosive cleaning chemicals into equipment when some of the chemical splashed onto the employee's wrist, causing chemical burns.
2020-05-23	San Antonio	Texas	Bottling Group, LLC	Multiple mouth locations	Ingestion of harmful substance
While conducting a taste test, an employee mistakenly grabbed a sample cup that contained sodium hydroxide, incurring chemical burns to the mouth and lip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-28	Claymont	Delaware	Honeywell	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 1:00 p.m. on April 28, 2020, an employee was checking a sulfuric acid railcar to ensure that it was empty before it was sent offsite for cleaning and decommissioning. The employee loosened the railcar's dip tube cap with a pipe wrench, then removed it. Residual pressure in the railcar sprayed about 4 pounds of acid into the employee's face, causing chemical burns to the employee's forehead, cheeks and nose.
2020-04-11	Westlake	Louisiana	Lotte Chemical Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working in a wet air oxidation unit. As she was clearing a hose into a tank, she was sprayed with spent caustic released from the tank's top hatch. She suffered chemical burns and was hospitalized.
2020-03-16	Oakland	Mississippi	Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring caustic into a kettle with hot water to sanitize the kettle. A chemical reaction occurred, causing caustic to splash back onto him. The employee sustained chemical burns to parts of the face, the eye, and also to the wrists, neck, thigh, and buttocks.
2020-03-13	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was troubleshooting an R-22 refrigeration system. When the employee went to disconnect a connector from a valve, the connector did not fully disengage from the valve, causing the valve to be halfway open. R-22 refrigerant escaped. The employee was hospitalized with second degree chemical burns and frostbite to the top of both hands.
2020-03-13	Orlando	Florida	FRITO-LAY, INC.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring a corrosive cleaning chemical when it splashed in his eyes and onto his neck and shoulder. The bucket containing the chemical then fell, splashing his right leg as well. He suffered chemical burns to the eyes, neck, shoulder, and leg.
2020-03-06	Kansas City	Kansas	Dana Container Inc.	Head and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring sulfuric acid from a railcar to a cargo tank trailer. When the railcar was empty, the employee removed the product transfer hose. While removing the valve fitting, sulfuric acid (in the form of a mist) sprayed out and contacted the employee's face and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2020-03-04	York	Pennsylvania	Estes Express Lines	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A battery on a pallet fell onto an employee's leg, breaking the tibia and causing a chemical burn.
2020-02-24	Freeport	Illinois	Snak-King Corp.	Buttock(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was cleaning the production floor in the packaging room. The employee reached for a water hose in front of the bagger and fell. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right buttock from the cleaning product.
2020-01-27	Rome	Georgia	Lewis Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was mixing corrosive chemicals when the chemicals splashed on the employee's face, eyes, neck, chest, and upper extremities, causing chemical burns.
2020-01-23	Denver	Colorado	Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transporting sulfuric acid in a plastic bucket when the bucket handle failed and the bucket tipped. The corrosive acid contacted the employee's legs, causing third degree chemical burns to the legs and feet.
2020-01-22	Buffalo	New York	Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing a final sugar addition to a heated solution of caustic, silver nitrate water when a portion of the mixture ejected from the lid of the 100-gallon reaction vessel and contacted the employee's body. The employee suffered second and third degree chemical burns to the face, arm, back, and leg.
2020-01-21	Westby	Wisconsin	Westby Cooperative Creamery	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was rinsing out chemical barrels when sanitizing chemicals mixed with phosphoric acid and produced chlorine gas. The employee inhaled the chlorine gas, suffering a chemical burn in the lungs.
2020-01-14	Shrewsbury	Massachusett	Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee drank liquid from a water bottle. The employee sustained chemical burns to the lips, mouth, throat, and legs and was hospitalized. A coworker had intentionally substituted the injured employee's water bottle with a water bottle containing sulfuric acid.
2020-01-05	Skowhegan	Maine	Sappi North America	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The injured employee was training another employee, watching the second employee conduct a pump swap. The expansion joint fitting failed during the swap and caustic lime solution sprayed about 10-15 feet, hitting the injured employee. The employee suffered chemical burns to the leg, torso, and left eye and was hospitalized.
2019-09-16	Chicago	Illinois	Jewel-Osco	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was stripping the floor with chemicals when the stripper chemicals spilled on his foot, causing chemical burns that required hospitalization.
2019-09-11	Dublin	Georgia	Carl Vinson VA Medical Center	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing a routine walkthrough of a boiler room. As the employee passed a contractor removing a steam-line pump, a neoprene seal ruptured, causing a chemical release onto the employee. The employee suffered chemical burns and eye irritation.
2019-09-05	San Antonio	Texas	Bluebonnet Foods L.P.	Elbow(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While using a chemical to clean equipment, an employee suffered a chemical burn to the elbow.
2019-09-03	Farnsworth	Texas	Perryton Equity Exchange, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was bleeding liquid from a vapor line. The employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia from the waist up, suffering chemical burns and an inhalation injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-30	Garland	Texas	Daisy Brand	Multiple back regions	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was investigating an issue with a clean in place (CIP) system that cleans pipes. He removed the strainer and disconnected the pump. The pump had pressure behind it and hot water/caustic cleaning chemical burned him on his upper and lower back, requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-28	Bayonne	New Jersey	IMTT-BAYONNE	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two employees were removing a flange blank from a pipeline when they were sprayed by a 50% sodium hydroxide caustic solution. They were hospitalized with third degree chemical burns to the eyes and face.
2019-08-24	East Moline	Illinois	The Crown Group Co.	Whole body	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was running an electrical wire and ethernet cable across a large dip tank when the tank cover collapsed and the employee fell into the tank, which was full of alkaline cleaner. The employee received chemical burns across the entire body.
2019-08-22	Guntersville	Alabama	Farm Fresh Foods LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was helping secure a container of poultry sanitizing chemical to a forklift when he slipped in a puddle of spilled chemical and fell. He suffered first- and second-degree chemical burns to the left side of his body.
2019-08-21	La Joya	Texas	Terra Firma Materials	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was offloading petroleum gas from a tanker when the oil-based petroleum gas liquid sprayed him as he removed the hose. He sustained chemical burns to both arms.
2019-08-19	Columbus	Georgia	Stepan Company	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transporting drums of finished polyester resin to a reactor for rework. When he removed the bung on one of the drums, the polyester resin splashed his face, causing a chemical burn.
2019-08-11	Mc Intosh	Alabama	BASF Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was loosening a hose from a rail car when the hose splashed sulfuric acid on the employee, causing chemical burns to the shoulder.
2019-08-06	Buffalo	New York	CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to transfer hydrofluoric acid. A transfer pump motor/gear needed repair in order to transfer the hydrofluoric acid. The employee removed the pump, made the repair, and returned to reassemble the pump. The employee was splashed by hydrofluoric acid and sustained chemical burns to the torso.
2019-07-12	Channelview	Texas	Lyondellbasell	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee stepped over a pump, put his arm out to brace himself, and came in contact with a valve which then opened and sprayed sulfuric acid on him. He was hospitalized with chemical burns to the face and neck.
2019-07-09	Liberal	Kansas	C.F. Service & Supply	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While removing a power swivel and tank from a drill site, two employees sustained chemical burns on their legs from an unknown caustic chemical.
2019-06-29	Kettering	Ohio	Thirty43 by the Greene	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee heard a loud noise coming from the pool pumps. During the employee's investigation of the noise, the pump exploded and trichloroisocyanuric acid splashed onto the employee's face, neck, and chest causing chemical burns.
2019-06-19	Gainesville	Florida	Elite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc.	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was hooking a front end loader to his tow truck to get it out of a wash pit in a concrete plant. The employee suffered chemical burns to the legs from the 3-foot-deep water the loader was in. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-10	Saginaw	Texas	CTI Foods	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning out a kettle when the contents in the kettle overheated, boiled out, and splashed him. He sustained chemical burns on his right arm, back, and hips.
2019-06-03	Lakeville	New York	Archer Daniel Midland	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to melt granulated sugar with hot water to make liquid invert sucrose. The employee turned on the drum pump and walked over to the measuring tank to monitor filling. While the employee's back was facing the pump, the pump discharge hose came undone and a discharge of hydrochloric acid (HCl) struck the employee's back causing first and second degree chemical burns.
2019-05-27	Tioga	North Dakota	Farmer Union	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling anhydrous ammonia in a nurse tank when it sprayed his face, causing a chemical burn.
2019-05-20	Gorham	Maine	Stanley Black and Decker	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while working in the black oxide room with chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the lungs, chemical irritation, and skin blisters.
2019-05-14	Dover	Ohio	Dover Chemical Corporation	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On May 14, 2019, an employee was removing a temperature gauge from a piece of equipment when he was sprayed in the face with a chemical. He suffered chemical burns on his face and was hospitalized.
2019-05-01	Sandusky	Ohio	Vine & Olive	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On May 1, 2019, an employee sustained a chemical burn to their right eye while pouring bleach from a gallon jug into a bucket of water.
2019-04-29	Bunker Hill	Illinois	M&M Service Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A nurse tank was being filled with anhydrous ammonia when a valve was opened. Ammonia was released, causing chemical burns to an employee's midsection.