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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020010658 · 1/21/2020 · Westby Cooperative Creamery

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Chlorine, chlorine bleach

Employer

Name
Westby Cooperative Creamery
Location
401 S Main Street, WESTBY, WISCONSIN, 54667
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rinsing out chemical barrels when sanitizing chemicals mixed with phosphoric acid and produced chlorine gas. The employee inhaled the chlorine gas, suffering a chemical burn in the lungs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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