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Cortes Painting & Welding, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cortes Painting & Welding, LLC in FREMONT, NEBRASKA
Employer Cortes Painting & Welding, LLC Report ID 2022021617
Address 1325 E. Cloverly Rd City, State ZIP FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025
Event Date February 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1580692
GPS Coordinates 41.41000, -96.49000

Incident Narrative

Employees were taking apart a heat exchanger. The exchanger was active and released 419 pounds of ammonia. One employee suffered burns to the upper body.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2022, a worker at Cortes Painting & Welding, LLC in FREMONT, NEBRASKA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with ammonia, anhydrous ammonia identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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