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Accident Summary Nr: 110568.015 - Employee is splashed by hydrofluoric acid and sustains chemi

Accident Summary Nr: 110568.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 07/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332141.015	07/20/2018		326199	Key-Link Fencing & Railing, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 20, 2018, an employee was sitting and waiting for a part to dry in the oven when h e threw a screwdriver towards a cardboard box. The screwdriver lodged into a 660 gallon tote when it bounced off of the box and spilled 200 gallons of hydrofluoric acid onto the floor. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the acid on his foot when it splashed onto his boot. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Foot, Hydrofluoric Acid, Splashed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1332141.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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