Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Bio-Lab, Inc.
Start: 1/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010542 · 1/20/2021 · Bio-Lab, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: Bio-Lab, Inc.
Location: 1700 Old Covington Highway, CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

When an employee released the ears from a transfer hose connection, a mixture of hot water and caustic soda was released from the hose and burned the employee's left thigh and hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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