DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-09-19College ParkGeorgiaAlchemix CorporationMultiple face locationsExposure 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.
2019-04-16HuntsvilleAlabamaGoodman Decorating Co IncHand(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.
2018-09-27Fort MyersFloridaService Contracting Solutions BODY SYSTEMSIngestion 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.
2018-05-02RochesterNew YorkEASTMAN KODAK COMPANYHead and neckIgnition 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.
2017-02-07CullmanAlabamaRehau Automotive, LLCBODY SYSTEMSInhalation 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.