Accident at Sleepy Eye chemical plant leaves worker with serious burns over 65% of body
Posted on AllSides July 3rd, 2024
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SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — An industrial mishap in a chemical plant in this small rural community left a man with life-threatening burns after 1,000 gallons of high-pressure 200-degree water scalded him. The June 3 incident at the Balchem plant in Sleepy Eye occurred after two employees attempted to fix an industrial dryer machine with "severe clogging," according to a report the company submitted to Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration and released Monday through a state public information request. The Sleepy Eye plant is one of 20 manufacturing sites owned...
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