Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Employer's Resources of Colorado, 39 deg 45' 45" N 104 deg 36' 8" W, WATKINS, COLORADO 80137
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On February 3rd, 2016, an employee was adding chlorine to the water and received chemical burns to the gastrointestinal tract from breathing in the chlorine gas.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersChlorine, chlorine bleach
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