Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prairieland FS, Inc., 2950 Illinois 104, FRANKLIN, ILLINOIS 62638
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on an ammonia wagon when a valve opened, spraying the employee in the face and causing them to inhale ammonia. The employee suffered inhalation chemical burns.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersAmmonia, anhydrous ammonia
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