Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.
Start: 9/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099474 · 9/13/2018 · Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.
Location: 60 Wooster Court, BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, 06010
NAICS: 332813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was replacing a ball valve on a pump in a wastewater treatment system when she knelt in a puddle of 20% sodium hydroxide and sustained caustic burns on her right knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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