Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC
Start: 4/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043640 · 4/22/2017 · Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC
Location: 815 2nd Ave, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68847
NAICS: 722513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning casters (wheels for carts) in a container filled with a solution of water and "soak tank charger." While cleaning the casters the solution splashed onto the employee's left elbow and right ankle. The employee was hospitalized with third degree chemical burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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