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AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC Report ID 2017076130
Address 1101 BEDFORD City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116
Event Date July 4, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # 1245858
GPS Coordinates 39.12000, -94.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making caustic soda from water solutions. The caustic reacted violently with hot water and caused chemical burns on the employee's right kneecap, lower thighs, right leg, and left leg. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 4, 2017, a worker at AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the knee(s) and leg(s). 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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