Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC
Start: 5/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015052912 · 5/16/2015 · Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC
Location: 5303 3rd St., ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71302
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a hose from an asphalt truck. When the employee unhooked the hose, the oil remaining in the hose splashed back onto the employee's left arm, causing chemical burns. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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