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Action Resources LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Action Resources LLC in BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Employer Action Resources LLC Report ID 20211210400
Address Brenntag, 2830 Calder Street City, State ZIP BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77702
Event Date December 3, 2021 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 Sulfuric acid
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.08000, -94.12000

Incident Narrative

The employee was doing his prehaul checks on a tanker-trailer load that was 70 percent sulfuric acid. He went to hook up the tanker to the trailer. He removed the end cap of the trailer to check that it was not leaking. Sulfuric acid sprayed onto his body from a leaking valve, causing chemical burns to his right arm, his eyes, the top of his stomach, and his back.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2021, a worker at Action Resources LLC in BEAUMONT, TEXAS 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 sulfuric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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