Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-09-19 | College Park | Georgia | Alchemix Corporation | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was transferring xylene (a solvent) from tanks into a mixer. The xylene splashed on the employee, injuring the employee's face and eyes. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Huntsville | Alabama | Goodman Decorating Co Inc | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was cleaning a paint gun with xylene. He had removed the gun's spray tip when pressurized xylene sprayed out, lacerating and injecting his hand. He was hospitalized with hand swelling and a potential infection. | |||||
2018-09-27 | Fort Myers | Florida | Service Contracting Solutions | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
While painting, an employee went to drink water out of a plastic bottle, but the bottle contained a chemical called xylene. The employee ingested the chemical and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-02 | Rochester | New York | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY | Head and neck | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was pouring material into a vessel containing xylene and butanol when a flash fire occurred, burning the employee's face, ear, and neck. | |||||
2017-02-07 | Cullman | Alabama | Rehau Automotive, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was attending a meeting in a conference room next to a laboratory. The lab was using xylene in a ventilated hood when the hood fan failed and xylene was released into the conference room. The employee suffered a respiratory allergic reaction and was hospitalized. |