COLUMBUS, OHIO—
T. MARZETTI COMPANY, INC., ALLEN DIVISION
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 T. MARZETTI COMPANY, INC., ALLEN DIVISION, 1709 FRANK ROAD, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43223 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was being trained on how to clean equipment when the fitting to connect two tanks leaked cleaning solution onto the employee's back. The employee sustained chemical burns.
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