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Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2019010397 · 1/13/2019 · Ineos Melamines LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Ineos Melamines LLC
Location: 730B Worcester Street, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01151
NAICS: 325510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was splashed in the face with caustic soda, resulting in some of the material getting in his eye. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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