Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128045.015 - Employee burns arm and side when struck by caustic CIP clean

Accident Summary Nr: 128045.015 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 03/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469089.015	03/12/2020		311514	Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on March 7, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for an evaporated milk manufacturer was changing Milk Silo #2 from clean-in-place (CIP) to milk receiving. The employee opened a pipe while the CIP system was still running and was struck by the HD 2000 (AFCO 5302) is a non-foaming, sodium hydroxide based heavy duty caustic cleaner. The employee sustained chemical burns to his side and leg. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Cleaning, Corrosive, Food processing, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Silo, Sodium Hydroxide, Struck By, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469089.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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