Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC. in BRISTOL, Connecticut
Employer Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.
Address 60 Wooster Court
City, State ZIP BRISTOL, Connecticut 06010
Report ID 2018099474
Event Date September 13, 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) 332813
Inspection # 1346422
GPS Coordinates 41.67598, -72.89070

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Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was replacing a ball valve on a pump in a wastewater treatment system when she knelt in a puddle of 20% sodium hydroxide and sustained caustic burns on her right knee.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2018, a worker at Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC. in BRISTOL, Connecticut 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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