JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode - Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified - WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey
| Employer | JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. |
| Address | 2001 NOLTE DRIVE |
| City, State ZIP | WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey 08066 |
| Report ID | 2017099001 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| Source of Injury | Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331492 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.81858, -75.20503 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was adding ruthenium to a reactor when a chemical reaction occurred and released vapors. The employee suffered chemical inhalation burns and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2017, a worker at JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. in WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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