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 Metal Box International, Inc., 11600 King St, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee slipped while retrieving a part that had fallen off a suspended conveyor in the parts washing area. The employee's right foot was submerged into a phosphoric acid cleaning solution resulting in burns to his right ankle and 1/2 way up his calf.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Acids, n.e.c.
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