OSHA Injury Report: BMS CAT of North Carolina, LLC- FAYT

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Cleaning fans

What happened

Cleaning drying equipment and grabbed a spray bottle that he thought was a soap water mixture and a rag and began cleaning fans. About an hour into it his hands started to burn and looked at them and they had white stains on them. He went and found supervisor and showed her. They washed his hands with soap and water and then called safety advocate for guidance. [REDACTED] asked them to smell the contents of the bottle which they could not identify. [REDACTED] them advised them to call the company nurse immediately as he was heading back to the office from out of town. It is now believed that the chemical was a mold stain remover based on the smell.

Injury or illness

Burn Chemical

Object or substance involved

Chemicals

Summary line

Cleaning drying equipment and grabbed a spray bottle that he thought was a soapwater mixture and a rag and began cleaning fans. About an hour into it his hands started to burn and looked at them and they had white stains on them.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.