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PureField Ingredients

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PureField Ingredients in RUSSELL, KANSAS
Employer PureField Ingredients Report ID 2022109026
Address 1030 East 15th Street City, State ZIP RUSSELL, KANSAS 67665
Event Date October 14, 2022 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 Containers-pressurized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1629353
GPS Coordinates 38.89000, -98.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing an air line leak near a wastewater treatment tank when he contacted a damaged sulfuric acid line, which sprayed his arms and torso. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to his arms and torso.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2022, a worker at PureField Ingredients in RUSSELL, KANSAS 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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