Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100379.015 - Employee sustains chemical burns while cleaning out a pressu

Accident Summary Nr: 100379.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 10/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274402.015	11/01/2017		311942	Jeneil Biotech, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of spices and extracts. The facility had a glass fermentation vessel used for distilling a dairy byproduct. He was cleaning this chemical reaction vessel and he was not paying attention to fluid levels. A safety valve opened and released hot cleaning liquid onto him. He sustained thermal burns and possibly some chemical irritation. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Reaction, Cleaning, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Process Safety, Vessel--Container, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1274402.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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