Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Bell Helicopter
Start: 7/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074983 · 7/23/2015 · Bell Helicopter

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Bell Helicopter
Location: 1700 N State Highway 360, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
NAICS: 336411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was retrieving a tool that fell into a chemical tank using a pole. The tool fell off the pole and back into the tank, splashing the chemical on the employee. The employee sustained first, second, and third degree burns on the hands, right knee, thigh, calf, and right foot, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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