Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119041.015 - Employee is burned from hydrofluoric acid

Accident Summary Nr: 119041.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423256.015	08/14/2019		424690	Chemical Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 6, 2019, an employee was reconnecting a motor to a drum pump. The drum pump was still plugged into the electrical outlet. When the employee reconnected the motor his hand brushed the toggle switch and hydrofluoric acid pumped out onto him. The employee was hospitalized to treat hydrofluoric acid burns to the groin and upper leg.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Connecting, Groin, Hydrofluoric Acid, Leg, Outlet

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1423256.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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