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Optima Chemical Group, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Optima Chemical Group, LLC in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
Employer Optima Chemical Group, LLC Report ID 2021086408
Address 200 Willacoochee Highway City, State ZIP DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31535
Event Date August 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1546725
GPS Coordinates 31.48000, -82.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unclogging a line when lithium nickel oxide entered his gloves, causing a burn. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2021, a worker at Optima Chemical Group, LLC in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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