Exposure through intact tissue · Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at International Paper, 5099 N. Royal Atlanta Drive, TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084
on — Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a chemical leak under an ultrasonic cleaning machine while lying on the ground. The employee had used water to identify the leak. The floor got wet and potentially activated the chemical, a solution used for cleaning anilox rolls. The employee sustained chemical burns to their right shoulder, right forearm, and right buttock.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Cleaning and polishing agents unspecified
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