Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106229.015 - Employee sustains chemical burns on multiple locations

Accident Summary Nr: 106229.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1319016.015	05/23/2018		424420	George Chiala Farms, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 8,, 2018, an employee was refilling a 55 gallon drum of ADOX from a full drum he believed to be ADOX but actually contained sulfuric acid. The employee was knocked over when the drum ruptured from the chemical reaction of the two chemical compounds being mixed and injured his head and right shoulder. The employee was splashed with the chemicals in his eye and mouth, shoulder, and side. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Chemical Reaction, Drum, Eye, Head, Mouth, Rupture, Shoulder, Sulfuric Acid

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1319016.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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