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Jost Chemical Company

Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — OVERLAND, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jost Chemical Company in OVERLAND, MISSOURI
Employer Jost Chemical Company Report ID 2015074578
Address 8150 Lackland Road City, State ZIP OVERLAND, MISSOURI 63114
Event Date July 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified Source of Injury Lime
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1079868
GPS Coordinates 38.70000, -90.33000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was working the 2nd shift (2:30pm - 11:00pm) packaging bags of lime (material). The employee's arms came in contact with the lime. He was later hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at Jost Chemical Company in OVERLAND, MISSOURI suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified, with lime identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 18 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified injuries.

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