Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121120.015 - Employee injures eye and face when splashed by corrosive

Accident Summary Nr: 121120.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 09/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440745.015	10/28/2019		424910	Buttonwillow Warehouse Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 24, 2019, an employee who works as a Dispatcher for a farm supply warehouse was directing a truck driver to an area where corrosive lime sulfur was to be unloaded. The employee was not wearing face or eye protection when he was splashed with the lime sulfur. The employee incurred serious injuries to his eye and face, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Corrosive, Eye, Face, Inexperience, Lime, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Splashed, Sprayed, Struck By, Sulfur, Truck, Truck Driver, Unloading, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440745.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Dispatchers

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