Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at YRC Inc., 2000 Lincoln Highway, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning up a hazmat spill when some of the dust got under his mask burning his mouth and throat.
HospitalizedHead and neckChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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