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Harcros Chemicals Inc

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Harcros Chemicals Inc in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer Harcros Chemicals Inc Report ID 2021043425
Address 5200 Speaker Rd City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66106
Event Date April 25, 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 Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -94.69000

Incident Narrative

While opening a valve an employee was splashed with chemicals and sustained chemical burns to the right leg, right arm, and face.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2021, a worker at Harcros Chemicals Inc in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 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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