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Coastal Industrial Company, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coastal Industrial Company, Inc. in RICEBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Coastal Industrial Company, Inc. Report ID 20161110653
Address 2 Chemical Plant Rd City, State ZIP RICEBORO, GEORGIA 31323
Event Date November 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Acids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1203244
GPS Coordinates 31.73000, -81.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a clog from the acrylic acid line. When he cut the line, he reached up for the pipe to pull it down and acrylic acid leaked and burned his leg. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2016, a worker at Coastal Industrial Company, Inc. in RICEBORO, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with acids, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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