Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
Start: 4/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043080 · 4/13/2016 · Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Power washers

Employer

Name: Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
Location: Empire Farmsted Brewery, CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK, 13035
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing a clean-in-place process using pressurized 2% caustic solution when the hose connection broke, spraying the employee and causing a 2nd degree burn to the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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