Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Qualawash Holdings, LLC
Start: 10/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109244 · 10/6/2023 · Qualawash Holdings, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate

Employer

Name: Qualawash Holdings, LLC
Location: West Virginia Rt 2, FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26146
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was disconnecting the return line from a container after cleaning when they were sprayed with heated sodium hydroxide solution. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to their legs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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