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Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC Report ID 2017010196
Address 1617 D Ave. City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
Event Date January 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second 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 Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 211111 Inspection # 1204402
GPS Coordinates 42.47000, -96.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker were simultaneously pouring two 5-gallon buckets of 34% hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst down a floor drain when a violent chemical reaction occurred, exposing them to gases and corrosive liquid chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with first and second degree burns to the face, neck, and arms.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2017, a worker at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered second 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 chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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