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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. in BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Report ID 2021021304
Address 912 NW 3rd Street City, State ZIP BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33435
Event Date February 12, 2021 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 Propane
Industry (NAICS) 221210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.53000, -80.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dispensing propane into a customer's tank when the employee sustained chemical burns to the left hand, left leg, and part of the abdomen from the propane.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. in BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 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 propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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