Smokey Denmark Sausage Company
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — AUSTIN, Texas
| Employer | Smokey Denmark Sausage Company |
| Address | 3505 E 5th St. |
| City, State ZIP | AUSTIN, Texas 78702 |
| Report ID | 2019021541 |
| Event Date | February 11, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified |
| Body Part | Face, unspecified |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Source of Injury | Drain and oven cleaners |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311613 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.25384, -97.70415 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was checking on equipment in the area where a 55 gallon drum of cleaner was located. The drum is hooked up to a pump and oven and set to clean the oven on an automatic timer. The automatic timer went off while the employee was in the area and he was sprayed with the cleaning chemical, causing chemical burns to the face.
Incident Summary
On February 11, 2019, a worker at Smokey Denmark Sausage Company in AUSTIN, Texas suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the face, unspecified. 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
OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.
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