| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2019-05-08 | Dallas | Texas | Harcros Chemicals, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was using a forklift to unload a pallet of 55-gallon drums from a tractor trailer. A 55-gallon drum containing hydrofluoric acid was leaking and the acid was released into the air. The employee was hospitalized for exposure to the acid including lung and throat injuries. | |||||
| 2019-04-05 | Carville | Louisiana | Turner Industries Group L.L.C | Head and neck | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee came into contact with hydrofluoric acid vapor while working on a line, suffering a second degree burn to the lower face and neck area. | |||||
| 2019-02-06 | Paulsboro | New Jersey | Paulsboro Refining Company LLC | Leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was preparing a line for maintenance work. The line contained a combination of propane and hydrofluoric acid. He was hooking up the hose to the valve to put a vacuum on the line and pull out the remaining chemicals. Before he could place the hose on the valve, residual chemicals came out and splashed his legs, causing skin burns. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-01-25 | Calvert | Alabama | Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC | Wrist(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was cleaning when he bumped into a vertical pipe containing hydrofluoric acid. The acid dripped down under his gloves, burning the top of his left wrist. The pipe had been flushed at the time of the incident, but a section had a few ounces of trapped acid. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-01-18 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Versum Materials US, LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Two employees were disconnecting an ammonia sparger tube from an NF3 reactor when their hands were exposed to hydrofluoric acid. They suffered chemical burns and blistering on their hands and fingers, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-15 | Westfield | Massachusett | Westfield Electroplating Company | Arm(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On 01/15/2018, an employee received a chemical burn to the left arm from hydrofluoric acid. | |||||
| 2017-04-25 | Big Spring | Texas | Alon USA, LP | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| Employees were depressurizing a level bridle when the hose between the bridle and the flare system broke releasing hydrofluoric acid (HF). The two employees were exposed to the chemical vapor resulting in injury to their eyes, facial skin and lungs. Both employees were hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-19 | Lakeland | Florida | Keymark Corporation of Lakeland | Hand(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was transporting a pump used with hydrofluoric acid in a box. He was attempting to stop the pump from tipping over when he contacted the pump's acid residue, suffering chemical burns to his hand that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-09-07 | Texas City | Texas | Total Safety U. S., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was threading and preparing to install a fire water pipe when several employees began to experience respiratory irritation. A visible plume of hydrofluoric acid gas was in the vicinity. The crew began evacuating the unit and an employee was hospitalized for treatment. | |||||
| 2016-02-25 | Decatur | Alabama | DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| On 02/25/2016, an employee inhaled a vapor cloud containing sulfuric and hydrofluoric acid due to a process leak at the facility. The employee was hospitalized with a sore throat and difficulty swallowing. | |||||
| 2016-02-18 | Westfield | Massachusett | WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On or about February 18, 2016, an employee was processing a part down the chemical film line when the employee was exposed to hydrofluoric and nitric-mixed acid solutions, which chemically burned the employee's right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-02-02 | Cleveland | Ohio | GE Lighting | Multiple body parts | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure |
| An employee was vacuum filtering a 49-percent hydrofluoric acid solution in a lab hood when the hydrofluoric acid was pulled through a vacuum pump during filtration. The employee inhaled the fumes, and her right ear and head were contacted by the solution. | |||||
| 2015-11-07 | Texarkana | Arkansas | Abernathy Company | Knee(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum of hydrofluoric acid onto a pallet on a forklift. The employee pushed the drum with his hands and knee. Approximately 1 hour later, he noticed his pant leg was wet and recognized the acid odor. He suffered 2nd degree burns to his knee cap and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-05-06 | Springfield | Massachusett | Poly-Metal Finishing, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| On 5/6/2015, an employee received chemical burns to his right thigh while he was transferring hydrofluoric acid from a 55-gallon drum to a 5-gallon portable container. He used a siphon pump to transfer the acid. The pump had an undetected cut in the hose, which caused the acid to spray on to the employee's leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-02-10 | Hopewell Junction | New York | IBM CORPORATION | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Employee was working in the Wets Tool Area which has hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the wafer and tool area. The employee was exposed to HF and was sent to the Burn Unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. The employee is scheduled for skin graft surgery. | |||||