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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2022021319 · 2/11/2022 · Cool Zone Inc,

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Ingestion of harmful substance
Source
Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name
Cool Zone Inc,
Location
1918 Imperial golf Course Blvd, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34110
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a residential HVAC system. The employee was provided an unlabeled bottle of drain cleaner (sodium hydroxide) which he mistook for a beverage and drank some of it resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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