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Ecolab

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ecolab in MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Ecolab Report ID 20221110134
Address 942 Baker Road City, State ZIP MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 25405
Event Date November 17, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
Industry (NAICS) 325611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.41000, -77.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the hold containment kit area when he was exposed to a liquid, possibly sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right knee and shin and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2022, a worker at Ecolab in MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the knee(s) and leg(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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