Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107552.015 - Employee's face is sprayed with corrosive chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 107552.015 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331996.015	07/20/2018		238140	Matthews & Pierce Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a masonry company, was working at a water treatment plant as part of a multiemployer construction project. He was operating a Subaru Robin Water Pump powered by an attached gasoline-powered Robin EH025 engine to transfer Diedrich 200 Lime-Solv from a 55-gallon drum to a five-gallon bucket. The Lime-Solv was a corrosive chemical compound containing less than 20 percent hydrogen chloride and a pH of 1.0. As he worked, the hosing to the pump broke loose, and the Lime-Solv sprayed into his eyes, nose, and mouth. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the chemical exposure, which included blistering on his lip.

Keywords: Bucket , Chemical Burn, Construction, Drum, Equipment Failure, Eye, Face, Hose, Hydrogen Chloride, Material Handling, Mouth, Nose, Pump, Sprayed

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1331996.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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