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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2021086524 · 8/4/2021 · The Lewis Chemical Company
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Nonclassifiable
- Nature of injury
- Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
- Source
- Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- Secondary source
- Boxes, crates, cartons
Employer
- Name
- The Lewis Chemical Company
- Location
- 430 Lavender Dr, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- NAICS
- 325998
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a forklift when one of its forks punched a chemical tote containing benzene chloride. The employee suffered a chemical burn.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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