Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Wolfspeed, Inc.
Start: 8/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023088022 · 8/30/2023 · Wolfspeed, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wolfspeed, Inc.
Location: 5757 Marcy-SUNY IT Parkway, MARCY, NEW YORK, 13403
NAICS: 334419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the industrial waste stream as it discharged into a 4,000-gallon waste collection tank. The employee's right wrist was splashed with corrosive chemicals, resulting in hospitalization for a chemical burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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