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Quality Carriers

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions — ORANGE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quality Carriers in ORANGE, TEXAS
Employer Quality Carriers Report ID 2015096541
Address 1750 Owens Illnois Rd City, State ZIP ORANGE, TEXAS 77632
Event Date September 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sulfuric acid
Industry (NAICS) 484230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.18000, -93.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee hooked up a hose to unload sulfuric acid. After he hooked up the appropriate hose, he walked around the truck to make sure everything was in its proper place. He then came back and touched the hose to ensure that sulfuric acid was being transferred. When he touched the hose, it came off, and the sulfuric acid splashed all over him and contacted his neck. He sustained third degree burns to his neck and shoulder and second degree burns to his arm. He was wearing PPE at the time.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2015, a worker at Quality Carriers in ORANGE, TEXAS suffered third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sulfuric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.

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