GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA—
Qualawash Holdings, LLC.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Qualawash Holdings, LLC., 45 Sonny Perdue Drive, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31405 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple leg locations, n.e.c. .
Final narrative
An employee was trying to flush a liquid bulk tank trailer with hot water. Hot water splashed from a valve in an adjacent bay onto the employee's left leg, burning the calf and the back of the thigh.
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FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA—
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An employee was disconnecting the return line from a container after cleaning when they were sprayed with heated sodium hydroxide solution. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to their legs.
BELPRE, OHIO—
Qualawash Holdings LLC
An employee was cleaning out a mobile tank unit with a pressure washer. The washer's hose failed, causing air and water at high pressure to puncture the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
Qualawash Holdings, LLC
An employee was attempting to connect a hot water hose to the hot water supply line when the hose disconnected from the equipment and sprayed the employee on the back, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
CONLEY, GEORGIA—
Qualawash Holdings, LLC.
An employee was disconnecting a hot water hose from a trailer. Hot water burned the employee's right thigh and leg.
CLEVELAND, OHIO—
QualaWash Holdings, LLC
An employee was conducting maintenance on machines in an open warehouse location. The employee developed difficulty breathing, caused by chemical vapors from an intermediate bulk container that was being drained about 30-50 feet away.
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