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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020010378 · 1/14/2020 · Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
Source
Co-worker
Secondary source
Sulfuric acid

Employer

Name
Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.
Location
731 Boston Turnpike, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee drank liquid from a water bottle. The employee sustained chemical burns to the lips, mouth, throat, and legs and was hospitalized. A coworker had intentionally substituted the injured employee's water bottle with a water bottle containing sulfuric acid.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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