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QPS Employment Group, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at QPS Employment Group, Inc. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer QPS Employment Group, Inc. Report ID 2018088782
Address Impact Confections, 4017 Whitney Street City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date August 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.73000, -88.99000

Incident Narrative

While an employee was sanitizing hard candy tumblers, a bucket of sodium hydroxide cleaner spilled and the chemical splashed onto the legs of his coveralls and jeans. It soaked through, burning his knees. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2018, a worker at QPS Employment Group, Inc. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the knee(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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