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 Aginomoto Foods North American Inc., 6101 Antelope Well Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78738
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a fryer when a bucket was tipped over, spilling a foaming alkaline caustic cleaner that burned the employee.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
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