Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crop Production Services, Crop Field, EOLIA, MISSOURI 63344
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a flow meter after applying anhydrous ammonia as fertilizer for corn. When he finished taking the flow meter out of the system, the meter still had product in the line. The product came out of the line and leaked onto the back of his legs, burning his lower calves and requiring overnight hospitalization.
An employee was working in the office while a forklift operator was outside unloading a truck. The forklift operator struck a beam, cutting a hole in the container he was unloading. As he was attempting to patch the hole, he was caught under soy beans that spilled from the container and yelled for help. The employee in the office ran out and slipped on the spilled beans, falling onto the concrete floor and breaking her right ankle. She was hospitalized.
An employee was transferring chemicals from the tinder truck to the applicator when the transfer hose broke open and sprayed her face, especially her eyes, with 32% nitrogen, Acuron and Gramoxone SL. She was hospitalized.
An employee was descending a portable extension ladder when he slipped and fell to the ground below, breaking bones. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
On November 27, 2023, an employee was emptying a 2-inch product line that transports sodium hydroxide liquid from a rail car to a 275-gallon tote tank. The nozzle came out of the tote and sprayed sodium hydroxide onto the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their face, mouth, and neck.
An employee was working with sulfuric acid as part of the production process. While transferring the chemical from a large container to a smaller container, it splashed on his body and hand, resulting in a chemical burn.
An employee knelt in wet concrete while performing work as a concrete finisher and sustained a chemical burn to the right shin. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was using a 5-gallon bucket to unload acid product from a tank. Residual product leaked into the containment area, causing the employee to sustain first- and second-degree burns to the chest, as well as third-degree burns to the arms.
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