Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at National Fish & Seafood, Inc.
Start: 9/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098696 · 9/14/2016 · National Fish & Seafood, Inc.

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: Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: National Fish & Seafood, Inc.
Location: 11-15 Parker Street, GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01930
NAICS: 311712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 9/14/16, an employee was transferring cleaning chemical from a 55-gallon drum into a larger tote when the chemical transfer pump blew a hose off the hose bar and sprayed chemicals on the employee's face, arms, and torso. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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