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Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — ONIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant in ONIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant Report ID 2021021739
Address 30491 186th Street City, State ZIP ONIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA 57564
Event Date February 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 325193 Inspection # 1516924
GPS Coordinates 44.69000, -100.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling a container with sodium hydroxide when the sodium hydroxide splashed out of the container onto the employee, resulting in chemical burns.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2021, a worker at Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant in ONIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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