NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK—
DUREZ CORPORATION
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DUREZ CORPORATION, 5000 PACKARD ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14304 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
After cleaning a process kettle with methanol and water, an employee emptied the tank and filled it with phenol. The employee then began to remove the plug and was splashed with phenol, suffering chemical burns to the right thigh, stomach, and face.
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