Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131489.015 - Employee is burned in hydrochloric acid release

Accident Summary Nr: 131489.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 11/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503269.015	11/13/2020		238220	Jake Marshall, Llc

Abstract: At 10:04 a.m. on November 13, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an industrial building construction company, was working at a multi-employer project, a chemical production plant. He was hot bolting a connection in an area of the plant where hydrochloric acid was being generated. A release of hydrochloric acid from a graphite nozzle connected to an AW234 heat exchanger occurred, and the employee sustained chemical burns. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of hydrochloric acid burns to his right side underarm, buttocks, and leg.

Keywords: Bolt, Buttocks, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Construction, Heat Exchanger, Hydrochloric Acid, Leg, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1503269.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

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