Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John Civetta & Sons, Inc., 50 Church Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10007
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employee pouring concrete sustained chemical burns to the leg due to prolonged exposure to wet concrete.
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