Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112085.015 - Employee is splashed in eye with caustic liquid and sustains

Accident Summary Nr: 112085.015 -- Report ID: 0950671 -- Event Date: 07/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1338702.015	08/10/2018		324110	Chevron Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on July 1, 2018, an employee was working outside of the machine shop near the caustic pit station where he poured soda into the pit. The employee's facemask was splashed by the caustic soda and water mixture and some got into his eyes. He employee washed his eyes out at a nearby eyewash station and sustained a chemical burn on his right eye. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Caustic, Chemical Burn, Eye, Face, PPE, Splashed, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1338702.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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