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Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions — BUFFALO, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Employer Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. Report ID 2020010689
Address 2978 Main Street City, State ZIP BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14214
Event Date January 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331492 Inspection # 1460386
GPS Coordinates 42.94000, -78.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a final sugar addition to a heated solution of caustic, silver nitrate water when a portion of the mixture ejected from the lid of the 100-gallon reaction vessel and contacted the employee's body. The employee suffered second and third degree chemical burns to the face, arm, back, and leg.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2020, a worker at Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with metallics and compounds, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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