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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015097169 · 9/28/2015 · The Rob Salamida Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Acetic acid, vinegar

Employer

Name
The Rob Salamida Company
Location
71 Pratt Avnue, JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, 13790
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inside a vinegar vat for maintenance purposes. He was standing on a ladder, entering the space, and wearing a respirator when he was overcome and fell from the ladder into the vat. He was hospitalized for chemical burns to his lungs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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