OLD FORT, OHIO—
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 2501 E. County Road 34, OLD FORT, OHIO 44861 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On June 10, 2022, an employee was loosening a bolt to change out a polish filter. Hot water with dissolved sodium carbonate sprayed out of the filter and splashed the employee resulting in second degree burns on the right side of their torso and upper right leg.
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On December 26, 2020, an employee reached under a chain conveyor to get a piece of wood that had splintered from a pallet. The conveyor had been stopped, but it advanced and the employee's left hand was pulled between it and a tension roller. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the hand and amputations to the left middle finger and thumb.
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