ROME, GEORGIA·2021-08-04

The Lewis Chemical Company

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Lewis Chemical Company, 430 Lavender Dr, ROME, GEORGIA 30165 on 2021-08-04, Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.

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Final narrative

An employee was using a forklift when one of its forks punched a chemical tote containing benzene chloride. The employee suffered a chemical burn.

Hospitalized Nonclassifiable Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

More severe injuries at The Lewis Chemical Company

Jul 14, 2017 ROME, GEORGIA · Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

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