Hazard—Federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports

Chemical exposure

1,564 matching severe-injury reports to federal OSHA, including 1,504 hospitalizations and 84 amputations.

Burns, inhalation, and poisoning from industrial chemicals — ammonia, acids, and solvents — drive severe-injury reports.

1,564Severe injuries

1,504Hospitalizations

84Amputations

Employers with the most matching reports

# Employer Matching reports

1 Harcros Chemicals, Inc. 7 2 International Paper 6 3 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 5 4 Chemical Products Corporation 5 5 The Dow Chemical Company 5 6 Dubois Chemicals, Inc. 4 7 Jost Chemical Company 4 8 Kraton Chemical, LLC. 4 9 Sun Chemical Corporation 4 10 Aegis Chemical Solutions 3

Example incidents

Quality Snack Foods, Inc. ALSIP, ILLINOIS · 2025-10-28 · Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
A sanitation employee entered the chemical room and slipped on the wet floor. When he slipped, he kicked over a bucket containing cleaning chemicals. The chemicals splashed onto the employee…
poet bio refining of macon MACON, MISSOURI · 2025-10-23 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was ascending an 8-foot aluminum extension ladder to access and replace a hypochlorite pump located on top of a 7-foot chemical tank. When he reached approximately…
APAC-Alabama, Inc. JACKSON, ALABAMA · 2025-10-22 · Contact with hot objects or substances
After completing a run with an oil distributor truck, an employee was working to return (suction) the hot oil to the tank of the truck. When the employee opened one…
Tri-Tech Laboratories GROVEPORT, OHIO · 2025-10-21 · Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to retrieve a chemical tote from a staging lane. He inserted the pallet jack under the tote and began to back up…
Sharp International Services, LLC CLEVELAND, TEXAS · 2025-10-21 · Exposure through intact tissue
An employee was removing a hose from a chemical tank after filling the tank with hexamethylenediamine (HMD). He checked the line to ensure that the hose was clear, then disconnected…
PCI Nitrogen, LLC PASADENA, TEXAS · 2025-10-18 · Exposure through intact tissue
A shipping/receiving operator was working on a loading rack, loading a railcar. A 2-inch discharge cap failed and released pressure along with sulfuric acid from the railcar. The…

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Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports, federal jurisdiction, 2015–Oct 2025. Matches are keyword-based over the incident narratives; state-plan states are not included.