Ingestion of harmful substance · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cool Zone Inc,, 1918 Imperial golf Course Blvd, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34110
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a residential HVAC system. The employee was provided an unlabeled bottle of drain cleaner (sodium hydroxide) which he mistook for a beverage and drank some of it resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHead and trunkSodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
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