Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138480.015 - Employee incurs chemical burns when sprayed by sodium hydrox

Accident Summary Nr: 138480.015 -- Report ID: 0355124 -- Event Date: 08/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549555.015	08/25/2021		236220	Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee was pressure washing inside of containment for two sodium hydroxide tanks. The valve and nozzle on the tank were somehow damaged and the employee was doused in sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained first and second-degree burns to the legs, back, and face. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Keywords: Back, Chemical Burn, Corrosive, Face, Leg, Sodium Hydroxide, Sprayed

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1549555.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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