Big Bend Agri-Services
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — CAIRO, GEORGIA
| Employer | Big Bend Agri-Services | Report ID | 2017076908 |
| Address | 705 4th Ave | City, State ZIP | CAIRO, GEORGIA 39828 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.87000, -84.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 24, 2017, at around 11:00 a.m., an employee was preparing to load peracetic acid and peroxide into a plastic tote. He turned the air off, which keeps the plunger from opening up at the bottom of the fill tube, and guided the fill tube into a plastic tote. When he started lowering the fill tube into the tote, the plunger opened up and some chemical came out and splashed him, causing chemical burns to the left side of his neck and left shoulder.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2017, a worker at Big Bend Agri-Services in CAIRO, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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