Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ecolab, 942 Baker Road, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 25405
on , Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified, affecting the knee(s) and leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the hold containment kit area when he was exposed to a liquid, possibly sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right knee and shin and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedKnee(s) and leg(s)Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate