AURORA, ILLINOIS—
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Irritant dermatitis-acute
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. , CCPC, AURORA, ILLINOIS 60504 on — Irritant dermatitis-acute, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On or about February 14, 2016, an employee was scrubbing equipment by hand and was hospitalized for a chemical irritation to the back of the hands from the diluted acid cleaner.
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