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Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated

Ingestion of harmful substance — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated Report ID 2021075506
Address 650 East Neversink Road City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19606
Event Date July 6, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Ingestion of harmful substance Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.30000, -75.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee completed a clean-in-place (CIP) process. At the end of the process, the employee was disconnecting the hoses and was sprayed with 'rinse water' that may contain CIP chemicals. The employee was hospitalized for ingestion of the chemicals.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2021, a worker at Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as ingestion of harmful substance, with cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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