# Irritant dermatitis-acute at Rescue Rooter Fort Worth
> OSHA SIR `2019087900` · 8/1/2019 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Irritant dermatitis-acute
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rescue Rooter Fort Worth
- **Location:** 3924 Birchman Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76107
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was digging in a customer's yard when he came into contact with pesticides that had been used to treat the yard. He developed a rash the next day and was hospitalized for dermatitis and cellulitis.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*