Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aluminum Shapes, LLC., 9000 RIVER ROAD, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08110
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized after receiving chemical burns.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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