COLUMBUS, OHIO—
United Alloys and Metals, Inc.
Exposure through intact tissue · Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Alloys and Metals, Inc., 1177 Joyce Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219 on — Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified, affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was measuring a pipe when it fell off the bracket and residual sulfuric acid from the pipe splashed the employee. He was hospitalized with burns to his right chest and both forearms.
More severe injuries at United Alloys and Metals, Inc.
COLUMBUS, OHIO—
United Alloys and Metals, Inc.
Two employees were transferring liquid from a nearly-empty tote to a nearly-full tote using a forklift. As they were performing this task, the tote on the forklift rotated slightly and then slipped off the forks, striking the injured employee assisting on the ground. The employee began having breathing issues and was hospitalized with eight rib fractures.
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