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Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op in IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA
Employer Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op Report ID 2018010054
Address 143 Broadway St. City, State ZIP IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA 69033
Event Date January 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445120 Inspection # 1286967
GPS Coordinates 40.51000, -101.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an acidic solution to clean an indoor car wash when he received chemical burns to his right hand, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2018, a worker at Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op in IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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