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Peco Foods, Inc

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Peco Foods, Inc in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS
Employer Peco Foods, Inc Report ID 20171211967
Address 4114 US 67 South City, State ZIP POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS 72455
Event Date December 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1285472
GPS Coordinates 36.21000, -90.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a seal on a pipe containing caustic chemicals when excess chemicals squirted the employee's face and caused chemical burns.

Incident Summary

On December 17, 2017, a worker at Peco Foods, Inc in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with solvents, degreasers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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