Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories · Blisters
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whitewater Processing LLC, 10964 Campbell Road, HARRISON, OHIO 45030
on — Blisters, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting turkey heads with a kitchen knife while wearing gloves. The glove rubbed against the employee's right hand, resulting in a blister that required hospitalization.
An employee's new steel-toe boots rubbed on the skin of his calves, causing an abrasion on the left calf that became infected. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee had been wearing a surgical mask for extended periods of time which caused a cut into the back of the left ear that resulted in a bacterial infection. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was wearing a personal protective equipment belt that holds hoses for an air-supplied hooded respirator when the belt rubbed his side/waist, causing an infection that required hospitalization.
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