Baton Rouge, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge in 17000 Medical Center Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816 resulted in days away from work. Employee was painterPaperhanger in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- Parent company
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Street
- 17000 Medical Center Dr.
- City
- Baton Rouge
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70816
- On-site location
- hospital 1st floor on the back hall around the housekeeping department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
Before the incident
worker was walking down the hallway holding two bottles of liquid drain opener. one bottle in the lefthand and one bottle in the right hand. Employee was headed to work area
What happened
worker states that he was carrying two bottles of liquid drain opener. One in the right hand and one in the left hand. One of the bottles slipped out of his hand and hit the floor. As the worker was bending over to try to catch the bottle the top popped off and the chemical splashed into both the left and right eye. The worker was seen in the ER at Oneal hospital. The worker has had multiple eye doctor visits and is now being referred a Retina physician in [REDACTED]
Injury or illness
Chemical Exposure to the left and right eye from splash with liquid drain opener
Object or substance involved
Chemical Exposure
Summary line
Chemical Exposure to the left and right eye from splash with liquid drain opener
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PainterPaperhanger
- SOC code
- 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,121
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,738,951
- EIN
- 720502505
- Establishment ID
- 485957
- Employer case #
- AAAC000000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 14:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-26
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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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