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 Sidney Sugars, Inc., 35140 County Road 125, SIDNEY, MONTANA 59270
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing lag bolts from a man cover, waiting for the slurry tank to drain. When all but two bolts were removed, the access door opened up spilling liquid lime onto the employee. The employee sustained burns to both feet.
An employee was working on a mud press when the filter leaf cloth seal leaked hot slurry. The mixture contacted the employee, causing second-degree burns to the lower back, abdomen, and buttocks.
At about 8:45 a.m. on October 8, 2022, an employee was clearing out a coal spreader when it crushed the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers (without breaking bones).
An employee was sitting in an office chair. The chair collapsed, and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in a broken left hip. The employee was hospitalized, and surgery was required to repair the injury.
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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