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Newsome Trucking Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Newsome Trucking Inc. in HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
Employer Newsome Trucking Inc. Report ID 2017032907
Address 4285 Malvern Rd City, State ZIP HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 71901
Event Date March 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.46000, -92.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was providing assistance to a customer while using a caustic tank. The customer product inlet line had no shutoff valve and the product hose had a downward angle to the truck tank unloading pad. When the employee blew down the product hose, he was sprayed in the face by caustic sodium hydroxide solution, resulting in burns to his mouth, lips, and face.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2017, a worker at Newsome Trucking Inc. in HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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