Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Averitt Express
Start: 3/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032629 · 3/12/2019 · Averitt Express

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Propane
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Averitt Express
Location: 281 Jordon Road, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
NAICS: 484122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was doing preventative maintenance on a forklift and was checking the fuel regulator on the unit. After cleaning the filter, the employee popped the bolts off the cover of the regulator and the propane blew up in his face. He suffered chemical burns to the left side of his face and both eyes.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown