Orangeburg, SC ·
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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 388
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 358,744
- EIN
- 834614871
- Establishment ID
- 1007603
- Employer case #
- 2023-13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:15
- Time of incident
- 10:38
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-13
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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