Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Kor-Chem
Start: 11/12/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118577 · 11/12/2015 · Kor-Chem

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: Sulfuric acid

Employer

Name: Kor-Chem
Location: 5800 Bucknell Dr, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
NAICS: 325180
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a container with a chemical when his coworker accidentally splashed him with sulfuric acid. The splash caused chemical burns to the employee's face, arms, thigh, and shin.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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