Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc.
Start: 6/8/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065331 · 6/8/2020 · Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Alkalies, unspecified

Employer

Name: Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc.
Location: 612 Stevenson St., DE FOREST, WISCONSIN, 53532
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking apart a flange to a 2-inch pipe. Alkaline product inside the pipe sprayed onto his forehead, upper chest, and abdomen. He suffered chemical burns in those areas, including third-degree burns to the chest and abdomen.

Source

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