Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Resinall Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Resinall Corporation in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Resinall Corporation Report ID 2023010792
Address 102 Dixie Pine Road City, State ZIP HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401
Event Date January 25, 2023 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 Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.29000, -89.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was emptying trash into a dumpster when caustic soda that was in a container splashed in his face. The employee sustained chemical burns to his lip, tongue, and face.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2023, a worker at Resinall Corporation in HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 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 sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.

See all reports for Resinall Corporation.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 27, 2019 Farmer Union TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Nov 18, 2016 East Penn Manufacturing LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 4, 2020 CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION LEMONT, ILLINOIS Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Apr 20, 2019 Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC HOUSTON, TEXAS Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 22, 2015 Williams Lumber & Home Centers, Inc. RHINEBECK, NEW YORK Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Feb 6, 2021 Service Transport Company HOUSTON, TEXAS Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 17, 2022 Chevron Products Co. PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Apr 1, 2016 EQ Florida Inc. MULBERRY, FLORIDA Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports