Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at HCA West Florida Hospitals
Start: 7/22/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074964 · 7/22/2015 · HCA West Florida Hospitals

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: Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: HCA West Florida Hospitals
Location: 1400 Fivay Rd., HUDSON, FLORIDA, 34667
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a 35% peracetic acid concentrate canister into a sterilizer. The acid sprayed onto the employee, burning her eyes, neck, upper chest, left arm, left hand, and face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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