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WORTH AND COMPANY

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WORTH AND COMPANY in KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer WORTH AND COMPANY Report ID 2016053898
Address 555 Croton Road City, State ZIP KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406
Event Date May 7, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.08000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a condenser coil. Kleen Coil (yellow) spilled into his boots burning his foot.

Incident Summary

On May 7, 2016, a worker at WORTH AND COMPANY in KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the foot (feet), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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