United Rentals
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
| Employer | United Rentals | Report ID | 2018099724 |
| Address | 78 S. Walnut Street | City, State ZIP | CHILLICOTHE, OHIO 45601 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 532490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.33000, -82.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a boom lift with an oil leak when the employee's left middle finger was injected with pressurized oil.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2018, a worker at United Rentals in CHILLICOTHE, OHIO suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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