Pirate Staffing

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pirate Staffing in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer Pirate Staffing Report ID 2018065827
Address 5800 Bucknell Dr City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
Event Date June 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Lip(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1359435
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.57000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee slid bottles of cleaning fluid down the line with his hand and some of the liquid splashed onto his face, causing his lips to swell.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2018, a worker at Pirate Staffing in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the lip(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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