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Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. in OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Report ID 2020032494
Address 10646 Hwy. 51 City, State ZIP OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI 38948
Event Date March 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.10000, -89.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring caustic into a kettle with hot water to sanitize the kettle. A chemical reaction occurred, causing caustic to splash back onto him. The employee sustained chemical burns to parts of the face, the eye, and also to the wrists, neck, thigh, and buttocks.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2020, a worker at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. in OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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