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OSHA Injury Report: The Oaks of Orangeburg, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at The Oaks of Orangeburg, LLC in 1000 Methodist Oaks Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in retirement communities, continuing care.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Oaks of Orangeburg, LLC
Parent company
The Oaks of Orangeburg, LLC
Street
1000 Methodist Oaks Drive
City
Orangeburg
State
SC
ZIP
29115
On-site location
Empty room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

unclogging a sink drain

What happened

Worker poured chemical down the sink drain and the chemical exploded from the drain and sprayed into his eyes and face and on his skin. Worker also inhaled some fumes.

Injury or illness

Workers eye is blurry and he is still seeing a doctor about this. He lost his right eyebrow and half of his mustache. Worker also has some skin burns.

Object or substance involved

explosion of chemical while trying to unclog sink drain

Summary line

chemical exploded into face eyes and on skin

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
37-2019 — Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
NAICS code
623311 — Retirement communities, continuing care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
388
Total hours worked
358744
EIN
834614871
Establishment ID
1007603
Employer case #
2023-13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:15:00.000
Time of incident
10:38:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
13FEB24:16:49:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.