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 Emory Saint Joseph Hospital, 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30342
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was changing the cassette in a large commercial kitchen dishwasher when the solution inside the dishwasher spilled out onto the employee's feet. The employee suffered a chemical burn and was hospitalized with an infection.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), n.e.c.Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
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