Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116492.015 - Employee suffers caustic burns to face while off loading

Accident Summary Nr: 116492.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 01/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371623.015	01/16/2019		325510	Ineos Melamines Llc

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on January 13, 2019, an employee was off loading sodium hydroxide/caustic soda from a railcar to facility process equipment. While the employee was removing a hose from the sodium hydroxide tank, residual product splashed onto the employee's face and and into his eyes. The employee suffered chemical burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Eye, Face, Hose, Off Loading, PPE, Pressure Release, Process Safety, Sodium Hydroxide, Splashed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1371623.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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