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Alabama Power Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alabama Power Company in WILSONVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Alabama Power Company Report ID 2023032852
Address 31972 Highway 25 City, State ZIP WILSONVILLE, ALABAMA 35186
Event Date March 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sulfuric acid
Secondary Source Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # 1662154
GPS Coordinates 33.24000, -86.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a pump for a sulfuric acid system. Some of the acid sprayed out of a leak and burned the employee's face, neck, and head.

Incident Summary

On March 30, 2023, a worker at Alabama Power Company in WILSONVILLE, ALABAMA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the head and neck. 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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