LUXEMBURG, WISCONSIN—
S & S Jerseyland Dairy LLC
Ingestion of harmful substance · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
An employee was delivering feed to a site when he picked up a gallon jug of an odorless cleaning chemical (sodium hypochlorite) and drank it. He suffered internal burns from the corrosive chemical requiring hospitalization.
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