T.T. Laborde A/C & Electrical LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at T.T. Laborde A/C & Electrical LLC in MARKSVILLE, Louisiana
Employer T.T. Laborde A/C & Electrical LLC
Address 491 CEDAR LANE
City, State ZIP MARKSVILLE, Louisiana 71351
Report ID 2022053771
Event Date May 2, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Secondary Source Containers, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 31.13533, -92.07479

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Incident Narrative

The injured employee was talking to a customer when a bottle containing coil cleaner, being used by a technician, ruptured and sprayed coil cleaner into the injured employee's eyes resulting in a chemical burn.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2022, a worker at T.T. Laborde A/C & Electrical LLC in MARKSVILLE, Louisiana suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the eye(s). 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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