Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Niagara Coatings Services, Inc.
Start: 9/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098822 · 9/14/2017 · Niagara Coatings Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Paint removers, thinners
Secondary source: Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Niagara Coatings Services, Inc.
Location: 305 Sawyer Ave, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was applying chemical paint remover to a beam when the chemical got inside his sleeves and burned both arms. He was wearing PPE at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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