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Darling Ingredients Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Darling Ingredients Inc. in GRAPELAND, TEXAS
Employer Darling Ingredients Inc. Report ID 20221210800
Address 834 FM 227 East City, State ZIP GRAPELAND, TEXAS 75844
Event Date December 13, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # 1640257
GPS Coordinates 31.50000, -95.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a pump on the air scrubber unit in the chemical pump room. There was residual caustic in the pump that burned the employee's face and eyes.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2022, a worker at Darling Ingredients Inc. in GRAPELAND, TEXAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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