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JAC Products, Inc.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — FRANKLIN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JAC Products, Inc. in FRANKLIN, GEORGIA
Employer JAC Products, Inc. Report ID 2020065561
Address 266 Mary Johnson Drive City, State ZIP FRANKLIN, GEORGIA 30217
Event Date June 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Acids, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection # 1479364
GPS Coordinates 33.28000, -85.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding down the hose pump to transfer chemicals from the dip tank to a tote. The employee was exposed via inhalation to phosphoric acid resulting in chemical burns to the lung.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2020, a worker at JAC Products, Inc. in FRANKLIN, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with acids, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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