Agilent Technologies - Frederick, Colorado

Exposure to harmful substances unspecified — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — LONGMONT, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Agilent Technologies - Frederick, Colorado in LONGMONT, COLORADO
Employer Agilent Technologies - Frederick, Colorado Report ID 2025021407
Address 7051 Eagle Boulevard City, State ZIP LONGMONT, COLORADO 80504
Event Date February 12, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Part of body unspecified
Event Type Exposure to harmful substances unspecified Source of Injury General chemical products n.e.c.
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection # 1805318
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -104.96000

Incident Narrative

Employees were pulling a chemical sample from a device (sample port). The sample wouldn't come out because there were two samples in the port. The employees then turned off and deenergized the machine to 0 pounds per square inch. They unscrewed the top of the machine to retrieve the stuck samples when a small amount of pressure caused liquid to squirt out and onto one of the employee's face shields as the lid was removed. The employee was hospitalized due to chemical exposure.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2025, a worker at Agilent Technologies - Frederick, Colorado in LONGMONT, COLORADO suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the part of body unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substances unspecified, with general chemical products n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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