Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132657.015 - Employe is burned after hot water and caustic soda mixture i

Accident Summary Nr: 132657.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511408.015	01/25/2021		325998	Bio-Lab, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 20, 2021, an employee, a chemical production worker, was removing a transfer hose from a pipe connection. The employee suffered a thermal/chemical burn to the back of the left hand and on an approximately six inch area of inner left thigh after hot water and caustic soda mixture was released from a transfer hose, which remained under residual pressure. A pressure release valve was not used, and, when he released the clamps from the hose connection, the hot water and caustic mixture released under residual pressure. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Clamp, Connector, Hand, Hose, Hot Water, Pipe, Pressure, Pressure Release, Removing, Thigh, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1511408.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Chemical technicians

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