Daily's Premium Meats
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | Daily's Premium Meats | Report ID | 20181111863 |
| Address | 5501 Stockyards Expressway | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504 |
| Event Date | November 17, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.71000, -94.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a chemical room when cleaning agent sprayed into the employee's eyes.
Incident Summary
On November 17, 2018, a worker at Daily's Premium Meats in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(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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