Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Jody Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 10/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109178 · 10/5/2023 · Jody Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
Source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach

Employer

Name: Jody Enterprises, Inc.
Location: 6 wedgewood Drive, DIX HILLS, NEW YORK, 11746
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking up trash bags on a route and putting the bags in the back of a garbage truck. The employee was compacting the trash when one of the bags released vapor and dust from chlorine and pool cleaning chemicals. The vapor and dust contacted the employee's eyes and mouth and were inhaled. The employee was hospitalized with chemical irritation to the eyes and lungs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown