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Monsanto Company

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Monsanto Company in SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO
Employer Monsanto Company Report ID 2015129597
Address 1853 Highway 34 City, State ZIP SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO 83276
Event Date December 18, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Acids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325188 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.69000, -111.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing a process line that had a phosphate blockage. The chemical splattered and burned the employee's legs.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2015, a worker at Monsanto Company in SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with acids, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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