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 Dana Container Inc., 18 Central Ave, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66118
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was transferring sulfuric acid from a railcar to a cargo tank trailer. When the railcar was empty, the employee removed the product transfer hose. While removing the valve fitting, sulfuric acid (in the form of a mist) sprayed out and contacted the employee's face and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
An employee was standing on top of a truck tanker investigating the process. A steam valve opened causing steam to come out of the oil tanker's dome lid. The employee sustained second-degree burns from steam and oil residue.
An employee slipped and fell while removing spots from the floor of a cargo tank barrel. The employee landed on a thermometer rod and was hospitalized with bruised ribs and a right side lung puncture.
An employee was stepping from the top of a cargo tank trailer onto the top rung of a ladder when they fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right arm that required surgery.
An employee was reducing pressure on an over-the-road tank truck for unloading purposes. Due to an over-pressurization event and/or a defect, a 3-inch stainless steel washout pipe nipple cap failed and struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries.
An employee was standing on top of a tanker truck with a water hose preparing to clean it when the water was turned on. The force of the water caused him to fall from the trailer, fracturing his right hip. The employee's lanyard was not secured at the time of the incident.
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.
An employee was transferring an alkaline cleaning chemical from a bulk container into 1-gallon containers. The employee lifted a gallon container by its label tag. The tag broke causing the container to fall approximately 14-18 inches. The container struck the ground and the contents splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns to their eyes.
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