Ingestion of harmful substance · Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC., 4902 Bayshore Blvd, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33611
on — Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified, affecting the Head, neck, trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Head, neck, trunk Dry ice
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