GPS Hospitality Partners II, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GPS Hospitality Partners II, LLC in SARALAND, ALABAMA
Employer GPS Hospitality Partners II, LLC Report ID 2019011082
Address Burger King, 310 Hwy 43 N City, State ZIP SARALAND, ALABAMA 36571
Event Date January 30, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Drain and oven cleaners
Industry (NAICS) 722513 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.82000, -88.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring drain cleaner from the manufacturer's bottle into a clogged floor drain when some of the solution splashed onto his face and into his left eye. He was hospitalized due to chemical burns.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2019, a worker at GPS Hospitality Partners II, LLC in SARALAND, ALABAMA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with drain and oven cleaners identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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