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Accident Summary Nr: 127422.015 - Employee is exposed to ammonia vapors while filling tank, in

Accident Summary Nr: 127422.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472784.015	04/13/2020		424910	Nutrien Ag Solutions

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on April 7, 2020, an employee was working for a wholesaler of farm supplies. He was a heavy equipment operator. He was filling a nurse tank with anhydrous ammonia. A small amount of liquid and/or gaseous ammonia was released. The employee suffered chemical burns to his lungs. He was hospitalized for two or more days. A similar incident happened to another of the firm's employees at another of the firm's sites on the following day. See investigation number 125997 for the incident that happened at 10:30 p.m. on April 8, 2020.

Keywords: Anhydrous Ammonia, Breathing, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Filling, Inhalation, Lung, PPE, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Tank, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472784.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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