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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015118770 · 11/19/2015 · Plesh Contract Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name
Plesh Contract Packaging
Location
711_Northland_Ave, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14211
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving buckets of liquid potassium hydroxide and some of the liquid spilled onto his foot causing severe chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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