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 WWF Operating Company, LLC, 3333 Dan Morton Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75236
on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to clean a machine with a chemical. The employee primed the container to release gas from a pressure valve. The chemical sprayed onto the employee, causing chemical burns to the right side of their neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
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