Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117919.015 - Employee becomes ill after inhaling hydrofluoric acid

Accident Summary Nr: 117919.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403586.015	05/16/2019		424690	Harcros Chemicals, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 8, 2019, an employee was unloading a pallet of 55-gallon drums containing hydrofluoric acid from a tractor trailer with a forklift. As the employee was unloading the pallet, one of the drums was leaking causing the acid to become vaporized. The employee inhaled the acid vapor and became ill. The employee was transported to the emergency room and was treated for lung, throat, and pulmonary injuries. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Drum, Forklift, Hydrofluoric Acid, Leak, Lung, Off Loading, Overcome by vapors, Palletized Cargo, Throat, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1403586.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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