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High Performance Product Engineering

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at High Performance Product Engineering in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Employer High Performance Product Engineering Report ID 20171212083
Address 6906 Dixie Street City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31907
Event Date December 20, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325411 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.51000, -84.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a chemical container tank when the tank's water/caustic mix sprayed and burned his back.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2017, a worker at High Performance Product Engineering in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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