Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Start: 10/9/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109528 · 10/9/2016 · Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Batteries other than automotive
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Location: 18815 NW 115th Ave, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32641
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the water level in a fire system battery when an explosion occurred. The battery acid entered his eyes and pieces of the battery case lacerated his face. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown