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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021010074 · 1/5/2021 · RWDC Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source
Sulfuric acid
Secondary source
Pumps

Employer

Name
RWDC Industries
Location
110 Voyles Rd., ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30601
NAICS
541380
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening a valve to prepare it to be drained of sulfuric acid when a pump failed and sulfuric acid sprayed onto the employee causing chemical burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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