Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100075.015 - Employee is splashed with chemical mixture and suffers burns

Accident Summary Nr: 100075.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1272269.015	10/24/2017		311999	Country Pure Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:02 p.m. on October 9, 2017, an employee was working as a blender. The employee was closing a valve on a cleaning and sanitation system and the sulfuric acid sprayed out of the valve and contacted the rubber type apron he was wearing. The chemical dripping/splashed from the apron onto his pant legs and into his boot. The employee washed himself at a nearby wash station and changed his clothes. The employee reported the incident to his supervisor and later went to a hospital when he was admitted with second and third degree chemical burn injuries to his lower left leg.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Lockout/Tagout, Sulfuric Acid

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1272269.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Production coordinators

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