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Troy Chemical Corporation

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Hypertensive disease — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Troy Chemical Corporation in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer Troy Chemical Corporation Report ID 2023065204
Address One Avenue L City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105
Event Date June 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Hypertensive disease Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325510 Inspection # 1678093
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -74.14000

Incident Narrative

While changing the couplings on a pump, an employee was sprayed in the back of the head with a chemical. The employee suffered hypertension caused by the chemical and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2023, a worker at Troy Chemical Corporation in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered hypertensive disease to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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