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Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group) in STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA
Employer Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group) Report ID 2018043238
Address 1609 Stone Ridge Drive City, State ZIP STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083
Event Date April 4, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Chlorine, chlorine bleach
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.82000, -84.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a kettle and added chlorine to the hot water and chemicals that were already in the kettle. When he added the chlorine, the water bubbled up and burned him, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2018, a worker at Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group) in STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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