Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134638.015 - Employee is burned using stripping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 134638.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1524009.015	04/08/2021		921190	California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 22, 2021, an employee was working with a stripping machine. The employee was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. The employee opened the valve too quickly, and hot thermal plastic sprayed from the blow-out valve. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to both arms, requiring skin grafting.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Clothing, Hot Plastic, Skin, Sprayed, Stripping Machine, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1524009.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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