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 Abrasive Technology Inc, 8400 Green Meadows Drive, LEWIS CENTER, OHIO 43035
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up to move chemical from a tank to a drum when a hose came loose and chemical splashed on the employee, burning the upper left arm and left side of the body. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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