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Farm Fresh Foods LLC

Fall on same level due to slipping — Second degree chemical burns and corrosions — GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Farm Fresh Foods LLC in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Farm Fresh Foods LLC Report ID 2019088720
Address 5016 Grimes Drive City, State ZIP GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35976
Event Date August 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.30000, -86.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping secure a container of poultry sanitizing chemical to a forklift when he slipped in a puddle of spilled chemical and fell. He suffered first- and second-degree chemical burns to the left side of his body.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2019, a worker at Farm Fresh Foods LLC in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered second degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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