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 Florida Chemical Supply, Inc., 6810 E Chelsea St, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
The employee was operating a chemical transfer bleeding process. The chemical transfer line ruptured during the transfer and the employee was exposed to sulfuric acid. As a result the employee suffered burns on various part of his body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedSulfuric acid
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