KELLOGGS SNACKS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KELLOGGS SNACKS in ROME, Georgia
Employer KELLOGGS SNACKS
Address 452 OLD LINDALE ROAD
City, State ZIP ROME, Georgia 30161
Report ID 2015021025
Event Date February 1, 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 Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311821
GPS Coordinates 34.20534, -85.17439

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Incident Narrative

Employee was hospitalized after a cleaning hose came loose from the clean-in-place system. The employee was sprayed in the face with cleaning solution. He was treated in a local ER and then transferred and admitted to Wellstar Cobb.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2015, a worker at KELLOGGS SNACKS in ROME, Georgia 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 cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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