Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Cintas Corporation
Start: 1/13/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010435 · 1/13/2015 · Cintas Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: Cintas Corporation
Location: 5100 26th Ave., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
NAICS: 812332
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about January 13, 2015, a maintenance employee of Cintas received a chemical spray of sodium hydroxide to the eyes and face requiring hospitalization. The incident occurred during offloading of the sodium hydroxide from a contracted delivery service's truck (Hydrite).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown