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Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2022087119 · 8/11/2022 · CITCO Water
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Leg(s), unspecified
- 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
- CITCO Water
- Location
- 956 Main Street, CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25043
- NAICS
- 562998
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was dispensing caustic soda from his truck to a tank. The soda contacted the employee's legs, and he was hospitalized with chemical burns.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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