Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.
Start: 9/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099001 · 9/20/2017 · JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.
Location: 2001 NOLTE DRIVE, WEST DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY, 08066
NAICS: 331492
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adding ruthenium to a reactor when a chemical reaction occurred and released vapors. The employee suffered chemical inhalation burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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