Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ecolab
Start: 11/17/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221110134 · 11/17/2022 · Ecolab

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(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: Ecolab
Location: 942 Baker Road, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 25405
NAICS: 325611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the hold containment kit area when he was exposed to a liquid, possibly sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right knee and shin and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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