Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Johnson Oil Co., 4740 Baxter Rd,, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61109
on — Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified, affecting the Internal neck structures.
Final narrative
An employee was refilling a bottle with a cleaning solution when bleach entered the bottle and it exploded. The employee inhaled the fumes and experienced difficulty breathing and burns to her throat, resulting in hospitalization.
Hospitalized Internal neck structures Multiple chemicals and hazardous materials
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