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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015075174 · 7/28/2015 · South Atlantic SVC, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

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

Employer

Name
South Atlantic SVC, Inc.
Location
16530 Peninsula, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pumping the chemical sump into a tote. He was attempting to connect a 1 in. hose to a portable sump pump via a hose clamp. He plugged the sump pump in before tightening the hose clamp, causing the connection to break and the chemicals to spray into his face. The employee was taken to the hospital and released. The employee is receiving medical treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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