WestRock Company
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — EVADALE, TEXAS
| Employer | WestRock Company | Report ID | 2021108945 |
| Address | 1913 Farm to Market 105 | City, State ZIP | EVADALE, TEXAS 77615 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Chlorine, chlorine bleach |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333243 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.33000, -94.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a copy machine. While trying to open the filter compartment to finish the cleaning by rinsing with water, the pressure exerted on the lid caused a solution with possible traces of a sodium hypochlorite to spray into the employee's eyes, resulting in eye irritation that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2021, a worker at WestRock Company in EVADALE, TEXAS suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chlorine, chlorine bleach identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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