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Cintas Corporation

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cintas Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer Cintas Corporation Report ID 2015010435
Address 5100 26th Ave. City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61109
Event Date January 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 812332 Inspection # 1019845
GPS Coordinates 42.23000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

On or about January 13, 2015, a maintenance employee of Cintas received a chemical spray of sodium hydroxide to the eyes and face requiring hospitalization. The incident occurred during offloading of the sodium hydroxide from a contracted delivery service's truck (Hydrite).

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2015, a worker at Cintas Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.

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