Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118838.015 - Employee burns leg and side after fall into chemical spill

Accident Summary Nr: 118838.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419038.015	07/30/2019		484122	Yrc Freight

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on July 30, 2019, an employee who worked in an unspecified capacity for a general freight and trucking company was working inside a tractor trailer. The employee had been preparing to remove a pallet containing chemicals when he noticed a spill coming from the pallet. The employee attempted to contain the spill inside the trailer when he slipped on the floor and fell into the corrosive chemical. The employee burned his leg and side and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Contact, Corrosive, Fall, Floor, Leg, Material Handling, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spill, Torso, Tractor Trailer, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1419038.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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