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FPL FOOD, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FPL FOOD, LLC in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Employer FPL FOOD, LLC Report ID 2016087069
Address 1301 NEW SAVANNAH ROAD City, State ZIP AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30901
Event Date August 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1169466
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -81.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was turning on the switch to a scrubber fan pump when the fan pump's pipe burst, causing the chemical inside the pipe to splash on and burn the employee's right arm.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2016, a worker at FPL FOOD, LLC in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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