OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454069

ROSKAM BAKING CO DBA ROTHBURY FARMS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI· 2021-10-18T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Chemical Burn, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Food processing, Leg, Slip, Slippery Surface, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hypochlorite
NAICS: 311812
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345896526
Employer profile: ROSKAM BAKING CO DBA ROTHBURY FARMS
Summary number: 221454069
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee Sustains Chemical Burns After Slipping On Floor

Investigation abstract

At 2:15 p.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was walking through an area of a commercial bakery to assist on a job task. While walking, the employee slipped in caustic chemicals on the floor and fell, sustaining chemical burns to the right leg extending from the ankle to the employee's backside. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. The chemical was identified as either sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorite.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Event type
10

Occupation code
779

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