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GE Lighting

Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CLEVELAND, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GE Lighting in CLEVELAND, Ohio
Employer GE Lighting
Address 1099 Ivannoe Rd.
City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, Ohio 44110
Report ID 2016021006
Event Date February 2, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
Source of Injury Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
Industry (NAICS) 335121
Inspection # 1122654
GPS Coordinates 41.54000, -81.56000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was vacuum filtering a 49-percent hydrofluoric acid solution in a lab hood when the hydrofluoric acid was pulled through a vacuum pump during filtration. The employee inhaled the fumes, and her right ear and head were contacted by the solution.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2016, a worker at GE Lighting in CLEVELAND, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure, with hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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