Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118767.015 - Employee is burned when PIT moving acid drum hits floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 118767.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420602.015	08/08/2019		562211	Us Ecology Detroit South

Abstract: An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) transporting a 55-gallon drum of acetic acid on a pallet when he ran over a hole in the floor and the drum fell. The drum was damaged and spilled acid out onto the ground. The employee attempted to roll the drum and fell into the acid incurring second degree chemical burns on his lower body and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Driver, Drum, Equipment Operator, Fall, Floor Hole, Hazardous Waste, Hip, Industrial Truck, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spill, Torso, Unstable Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420602.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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