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Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group in CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK
Employer Barry-Wehmiller Design Group Report ID 2016043080
Address Empire Farmsted Brewery, Route 13 City, State ZIP CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK 13035
Event Date April 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.93000, -75.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a clean-in-place process using pressurized 2% caustic solution when the hose connection broke, spraying the employee and causing a 2nd degree burn to the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2016, a worker at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group in CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK suffered second degree chemical burns and corrosions to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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