PVS - Nolwood Chemicals, Inc.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | PVS - Nolwood Chemicals, Inc. | Report ID | 2022032148 |
| Address | 180 Nichol Avenue | City, State ZIP | MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA 15136 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Source of Injury | Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424690 | Inspection # | 1582882 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.47000, -80.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to lift a 4 x 4 cube/tote that contained 3,828 lbs. of sodium hydroxide approximately seven feet in the air to transfer 319 lbs. into another empty tote located below the tote the employee had arranged on the forklift. The load was on the forks of the forklift suspended in the air when the forks on the lift began to creak. A second employee got on the lift to lower the forks with the suspended load. The forks began to fail due to a hydraulic leak as the load was lowering and the load slid off of the forks. The injured employee was standing at the scale area in front of the load when it slipped off of the forks and he sustained chemical burns to his face when the load fell and sodium hydroxide splashed onto his face.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2022, a worker at PVS - Nolwood Chemicals, Inc. in MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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