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 Crossmark, Inc, Sams Club#6219, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80920
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was carrying a container of a corrosive solution that is used to wash produce. The solution leaked onto the employee's pants and caused a chemical burn to the upper left thigh that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
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