| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-06-05 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2019-09-10 | Fort Worth | Texas | Lockheed Martin | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
| An employee was participating in a live fire training exercise and began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized due to low potassium. | |||||
| 2019-01-24 | New Braunfels | Texas | Cleaver Brooks Sales and Service | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee had installed a flapper valve on a fresh water tank on a boiler. He was standing next to the pipe release valve when the valve turned on and potassium chloride sprayed into the employee's eyes causing chemical burns. | |||||
| 2018-08-06 | Warren | Pennsylvania | IA Construction Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After conducting flagging operations, an employee experienced hand cramps and nausea at the end of the day. She was hospitalized with low potassium levels and dehydration. | |||||
| 2017-09-24 | Park Hill | Oklahoma | Dish Network LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was in a customer's attic performing installation work. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the employee began to feel ill and lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress and low potassium. | |||||
| 2017-02-17 | Solon | Ohio | Amresco, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was weighing out potassium cyanide and walking it to the lab hood. The employee suffered acute potassium cyanide poisoning. A proper respirator was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-01-27 | Solon | Ohio | Amresco, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was using ammonium hydroxide with water to test a product for lead when he was exposed to potassium cyanide. The employee was hospitalized for cyanide poisoning. | |||||
| 2016-10-04 | Fairburn | Georgia | ABL Technic North America Corp. | Multiple leg locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was reclaiming a liquid lye mixture from the containment area using a shop vac. The employee removed the lid to the shop vac and was attempting to pour the reclaimed potassium hydroxide mix from the shop vac into the reclamation area when he lost his grip on the shop vac and spilled the mix onto his legs. He was not wearing PPE. He suffered a chemical burn to the lower half of his left inner thigh and left inner ankle area. | |||||
| 2016-01-24 | Three Rivers | Texas | VALERO THREE RIVERS REFINERY | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was removing a positive displacement diaphragm pump in the wastewater treating unit when potassium hydroxide splashed the employee's eyes and face. | |||||
| 2015-11-19 | Buffalo | New York | Plesh Contract Packaging | Foot (feet) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was moving buckets of liquid potassium hydroxide and some of the liquid spilled onto his foot causing severe chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-30 | Hernando | Mississippi | Niteo Products LLC | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was working on a pump when material that was 45% potassium hydroxide sprayed out and contacted his face. | |||||
| 2015-03-04 | Naples | Florida | UNITED MECHANICAL, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was exposed to steam that contained sodium sulfate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, and potassium hydroxide while working on an HVAC system in the basement/mechanical room of the hospital. | |||||