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 JOHNSON MATTHEY,INC., 456 DEVON PARK DRIVE, WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19087
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
An employee was removing the valve cap from a 300-gallon tote of ammonium hydroxide. The back pressure caused ammonium hydroxide to release toward the employee's face, resulting in caustic chemical burns to their face and neck.
HospitalizedHead and neckAmmonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
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