Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100140.015 - Employee is splashed by nitric acid and suffers chemical bur

Accident Summary Nr: 100140.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232044.015	05/11/2017		332813	Eme Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 28, 2017, an employee was working alone while transferring nitric acid from a 55 gallon drum into a measuring drum. The employee was using a an electrical pump to transfer the acid and the hose that was clamped to the rim of the 55 gallon drum slipped off and sprayed the employee's upper left arm and torso. The employee rinsed himself off with a water hose and the employee's supervisor drove him to St. Francis Medical Center. The employee was hospitalized and treated for chemical burns.

Keywords: Arm, Chemical Burn, Nitric Acid, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232044.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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