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Deep Foods, Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — UNION, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Deep Foods, Inc. in UNION, NEW JERSEY
Employer Deep Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021108873
Address 1090 Springfield Rd. City, State ZIP UNION, NEW JERSEY 07083
Event Date October 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # 1558351
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -74.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually dispensing a caustic cleaning chemical into a 5-gallon container. The chemical splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns on his right thigh.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2021, a worker at Deep Foods, Inc. in UNION, NEW JERSEY suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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