Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.
Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc., 731 Boston Turnpike, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 01545
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee drank liquid from a water bottle. The employee sustained chemical burns to the lips, mouth, throat, and legs and was hospitalized. A coworker had intentionally substituted the injured employee's water bottle with a water bottle containing sulfuric acid.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Co-worker
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