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Smokey Denmark Sausage Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smokey Denmark Sausage Company in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Smokey Denmark Sausage Company Report ID 2019021541
Address 3505 E 5th St. City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702
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 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.25000, -97.70000

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

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