Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Williams Lumber & Home Centers, Inc.
Start: 8/22/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086018 · 8/22/2015 · Williams Lumber & Home Centers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Propane

Employer

Name: Williams Lumber & Home Centers, Inc.
Location: 6760 Route 9, RHINEBECK, NEW YORK, 12572
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dispensing propane from a main propane tank into a smaller tank. As he unscrewed the nozzle from the smaller tank, a burst of propane came out from the main tank and burned his hands and forearms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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