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Harcros Chemicals, Inc.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Harcros Chemicals, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Report ID 2019054676
Address 2627 Weir St. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
Event Date May 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
Secondary Source Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 424690 Inspection # 1403586
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to unload a pallet of 55-gallon drums from a tractor trailer. A 55-gallon drum containing hydrofluoric acid was leaking and the acid was released into the air. The employee was hospitalized for exposure to the acid including lung and throat injuries.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2019, a worker at Harcros Chemicals, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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