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Peterson Regional Medical Center

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — KERRVILLE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Peterson Regional Medical Center in KERRVILLE, TEXAS
Employer Peterson Regional Medical Center Report ID 2022032798
Address 551 Hill Country Drive City, State ZIP KERRVILLE, TEXAS 78028
Event Date March 29, 2022 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 Synthetic detergents and shampoos
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.04000, -99.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a drill set. Water containing an alkaline instrument detergent splashed into the employee's eyes, injuring them. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2022, a worker at Peterson Regional Medical Center in KERRVILLE, 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 synthetic detergents and shampoos identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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