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Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — SENECA, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Renewable Energy Group, Inc. in SENECA, ILLINOIS
Employer Renewable Energy Group, Inc. Report ID 2020087763
Address 614 E Shipyard Rd City, State ZIP SENECA, ILLINOIS 61360
Event Date August 17, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # 1488996
GPS Coordinates 41.30000, -88.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a caustic flush and adding potassium hydroxide to water when the solution splashed him, causing chemical burns to his arm, face, and head. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2020, a worker at Renewable Energy Group, Inc. in SENECA, ILLINOIS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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