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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015063930 · 6/20/2015 · Rochester Overnight Plating LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rochester Overnight Plating LLC
Location
2 Cairn Street, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14611
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a chemical in a cleaning tank on a plating line when the tank exploded. The chemical, Sirprep 309EC, is an electrical cleaner; it contacted the employee, and he suffered serious chemical burns on 20 percent of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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