Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)
Start: 4/4/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043238 · 4/4/2018 · Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach

Employer

Name: Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)
Location: 1609 Stone Ridge Drive, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, 30083
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a kettle and added chlorine to the hot water and chemicals that were already in the kettle. When he added the chlorine, the water bubbled up and burned him, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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