| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-13 | Fremont | Ne | Nye Square | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee was cleaning a shower drain. The employee suffered a respiratory reaction to the drain cleaner that was being used. | |||||
| 2020-01-13 | Tifton | Georgia | Morgan & 3, LLC | Arm(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was attempting to unclog a drain. He added a household drain cleaner to water and a chemical reaction occurred. The chemical mixture splashed onto him, causing second degree burns to his right arm and minor burns to his left arm, neck, and lip. | |||||
| 2019-08-22 | Cartersville | Georgia | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee had been trying to clear a clogged drain with drain cleaner. As the employee was using compressed air to clear the drain, the drain cleaner sprayed out and caused second-degree burns to his cheek, nose and forehead. | |||||
| 2019-01-30 | Saraland | Alabama | GPS Hospitality Partners II, LLC | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was pouring drain cleaner from the manufacturer's bottle into a clogged floor drain when some of the solution splashed onto his face and into his left eye. He was hospitalized due to chemical burns. | |||||
| 2018-09-02 | Shreveport | Louisiana | Westdale Asset Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was pouring drain cleaner down a clogged pipe when it mixed with a different cleaner that had previously been poured down the drain. The two chemicals reacted and created fumes that the employee inhaled, suffering respiratory distress. | |||||
| 2017-09-29 | Sidney | Montana | Continental Resources, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| The employee added a liquid drain cleaner to the casing check valve to remove scale build up. The employee opened the system and hit the hammer union between two ball valves to relieve pressure that caused residual chemical in the line to splash back onto the employee's face and body. The employee suffered chemical burns to the face and body. | |||||
| 2016-08-02 | Westlake | Louisiana | Axiall Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee working at a powerhouse was splashed with a caustic solution made up of water and drain cleaner, suffering chemical burns. | |||||
| 2016-01-29 | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INCORPORATED | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was using sulfuric acid drain cleaner to unclog a bath tub drain. He felt burning in his eyes and throat. He left the apartment and was transported to the hospital with breathing problems. | |||||