Stewart Concrete Flooring Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions — COVINGTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stewart Concrete Flooring Inc. in COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Employer Stewart Concrete Flooring Inc. Report ID 2023010100
Address 14765 Brown Bridge Rd. City, State ZIP COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016
Event Date January 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1643117
GPS Coordinates 33.55000, -84.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to open a barrel of methyl methacrylate and suffered third degree burns to their face, hands, and hair.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2023, a worker at Stewart Concrete Flooring Inc. in COVINGTON, GEORGIA suffered third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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