Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at IBM CORPORATION
Start: 2/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015021288 · 2/10/2015 · IBM CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid

Employer

Name: IBM CORPORATION
Location: 2070 ROUTE 52, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK, 12533
NAICS: 334413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was working in the Wets Tool Area which has hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the wafer and tool area. The employee was exposed to HF and was sent to the Burn Unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. The employee is scheduled for skin graft surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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