Note: First Aid must be started within seconds of HF contact in any form! Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid cause severe, deeply penetrating burns to the skin, eyes and lungs. Although ...

Corrosive chemicals cause destruction of tissue through chemical action at the point of contact. Corrosive chemicals can be liquids, solids, or gases; consequently, corrosive chemicals can affect the ...

One of the two men killed in industrial accidents at Ascension Parish chemical plants this month died from exposure to hydrofluoric acid, and the other died after being exposed to what is suspected to ...

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a clear, colorless liquid consisting of hydrogen fluoride gas dissolved in water. It is an extremely dangerous material and all forms, including vapors and solutions, can ...

No more than a thimbleful of hydrofluoric acid killed 37-year-old Alcoa technician John L. Dorton in fewer than seven hours from the moment he inhaled the mist at the plant where he worked in Port ...

Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is a colorless, highly irritating, corrosive gas. Reaction with water is rapid, producing heat and hydrofluoric acid. HF is used in the manufacture of artificial cryolite; in ...

TORRANCE (CBSLA) — Stakeholders in two refineries in the South Bay will be urged within the next five years to phase out the use of a chemical that can cause severe burns if released. The South Coast ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A chemical spill was reported in DeSoto County Saturday. Crews worked through the night to clean up the affected areas. The DeSoto County Government provided an update on Sunday. They ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The St. Gabriel Police Department is investigating after one person was killed and another was injured in an incident at a chemical plant on Tuesday, Nov. 18.