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MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. in RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
Employer MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. Report ID 2021086799
Address 8813 US Hwy 41 City, State ZIP RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA 33578
Event Date August 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325312 Inspection # 1548113
GPS Coordinates 27.86000, -82.38000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was conducting maintenance at the plant and was at the reactor slurry line to open the valve to drain the slurry out so it did not solidify. Steam in the line was turned on from the control room. When the employee went to rod out the valve, the material broke loose due to the steam pressure and sprayed hot reactor slurry onto the employee. The slurry contained phosphoric acid and ammonia. The employee sustained chemical burns to both arms and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2021, a worker at MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. in RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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