GRAND RIVERS, KENTUCKY—
Thalle Construction Company Inc
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 Thalle Construction Company Inc, 640 Kentucky Dam Rd, GRAND RIVERS, KENTUCKY 42045 on — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee knelt in wet concrete while performing work as a concrete finisher and sustained a chemical burn to the right shin. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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