Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Name: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at UF Health Shands
Start: 1/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010290 · 1/10/2023 · UF Health Shands

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Disinfectants

Employer

Name: UF Health Shands
Location: 1600 SW Archer Road, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32610
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stripping the floor with a concentrated disinfectant solution. As the employee was refilling the mop bucket, the solution splashed onto their right shoe, causing third degree burns to the employee's right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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