Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-04 | Rome | Ga | The Lewis Chemical Company | Nonclassifiable | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
An employee was using a forklift when one of its forks punched a chemical tote containing benzene chloride. The employee suffered a chemical burn. | |||||
2015-01-15 | Butler | Pennsylvania | Keystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC | Internal chest location | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Frac technicians conducting monitoring operations on water levels of gauging tanks during oil and gas drilling operations are potentially overexposed to air contaminants and respiratory irritants such as chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, and benzene. Recently, an employee was admitted to the hospital for observation and treatment after suffering from an extreme coughing episode after working a monitoring shift at the worksite. A second employee was treated and released. |