Sulfuric Acid Spray Injures Workers

Bianca Cain Johnson, The Augusta Chronicle
Thu, 07/31/2014 - 10:26am

Two ChemTrade employees are being treated for burns after being sprayed with sulfuric acid Thursday. Firefighters were called to the business on Columbia Nitrogen Road around 10 a.m. in reference to a spill, according to a fire department news release. First responders located two employees who had suffered burns. One employee suffered significant burns and the other only less severe injuries. Both were taken to the James M.

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