Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121205.015 - Employee burns leg after slipping into seal dip tank

Accident Summary Nr: 121205.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441355.015	10/30/2019		331318	Mi Metals, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:35 a.m. on August 26, 2019, an employee was removing a residue that was inside the seal dip tank # 10. The employee used a two-step stool to get on top of the water tank, and then walked to the seal dip tank next to it, where she slipped and her left leg got inside the tank. The 180 degree Fahrenheit sealing solution with nickel acetate got inside her rubber boot. The employee sustained second and first degree burns to the left leg from the knee down and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Dip Tank, Leg, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441355.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury		Metal plating machine operators

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