Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110849.015 - Employee sustains burns from chromic acid spray

Accident Summary Nr: 110849.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1330822.015	07/17/2018		325998	Arch Wood Protection, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on July 12, 2018, Employee #1 releasing a rail car of chromic acid. The employee turned the valve on the underside of the rail car, and the valve opened completely, releasing pressurized chromic acid onto the employee and out on the ground. The rail car continued to release the chromic acid until it was completely empty. Employee #1 sustained chemical burns from the chromic acid and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical, Chemical Burn, Pressure Release, Railroad Car, Sprayed, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1330822.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Optical goods workers

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