STILLMORE, GEORGIA—
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)
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 Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC), 1 Plant Ave, STILLMORE, GEORGIA 30464 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a clog by spraying water with a hose when a chemical splashed back into the employee's eyes. The employee sustained burns to the eyes.
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