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

Baze Chemicals

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baze Chemicals in LIBERTY, TEXAS
Employer Baze Chemicals Report ID 2023087465
Address 1502 Fort Worth Street City, State ZIP LIBERTY, TEXAS 77575
Event Date August 15, 2023 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 Acids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.04000, -94.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transferring glacial acrylic acid when he noticed a small leak originating at the connection between the feeding vessel and transfer hose. When the employee disconnected the transfer hose to troubleshoot the small leak, residual product in the hose splashed onto the employee. He sustained burns to the face and forearm.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2023, a worker at Baze Chemicals in LIBERTY, TEXAS 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 acids, n.e.c. 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 Baze Chemicals.

Similar Incidents

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

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 22, 2017 Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC KEARNEY, NEBRASKA Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions Hosp.
Oct 21, 2022 VCA Deer Creek Animal CROWLEY, TEXAS Zoonotic bacterial diseases, unspecified Hosp.
Nov 10, 2016 Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc KINGSVILLE, TEXAS Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
May 5, 2023 Thatcher Company of New York, Inc. WILLIAMSON, NEW YORK Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Mar 3, 2016 ShopRite of New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK Dermatitis and reactions affecting the skin-acute, unspecified Hosp.
Mar 27, 2019 George S. Coyne Chemical Co. Inc. SHAWNEE, PENNSYLVANIA Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 4, 2022 StratChem Logistics LLC OSSINING, NEW YORK Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 24, 2018 QPS Employment Group, Inc. JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports