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Elite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Elite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Elite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc. Report ID 2019066185
Address 924 S Main Street, Argos Ready Mix City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32601
Event Date June 19, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488410 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.64000, -82.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking a front end loader to his tow truck to get it out of a wash pit in a concrete plant. The employee suffered chemical burns to the legs from the 3-foot-deep water the loader was in. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2019, a worker at Elite Auto Center of Gainesville, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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