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Custom Threading, Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Custom Threading, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Custom Threading, Inc. Report ID 20161111179
Address 5835 Cheswood Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77087
Event Date November 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # 1195377
GPS Coordinates 29.68000, -95.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee kneeled down in a narrow, guarded area to clean around a tank that contained zinc. His right leg slipped and became partially submerged in the tank, causing second degree burns to the employee's right leg (from the upper thigh to the ankle), right arm, and right abdomen.

Incident Summary

On November 29, 2016, a worker at Custom Threading, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered second degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with metallics and compounds, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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