Ingestion of harmful substance · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Philadelphia County Club, 1601 Spring Mill Road, GLADWYNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19035
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee tasted what he thought was a sauce reduction on the stove that turned out to be a pot of chemical from the grease trap and burned his throat.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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