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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021087175 · 8/23/2021 · ZECO

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(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
ZECO
Location
2915 Nicholson Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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