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Biomat USA

Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified — Other or unspecified allergic reactions — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Biomat USA in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer Biomat USA Report ID 2022065612
Address 5915 1st Avenue City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68847
Event Date June 28, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other or unspecified allergic reactions Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 621991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -99.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a freezer cleaning pipes using a bleach cleaner. He became light-headed, left the freezer, and then slipped and fell in the room outside the freezer. He was hospitalized, having suffered an allergic reaction to the cleaner.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2022, a worker at Biomat USA in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered other or unspecified allergic reactions to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified, with cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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