Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140879.015 - Employee is burned while cleaning tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 140879.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562242.015	11/05/2021		562998	Qualawash Holdings, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee, a tank technician, was preparing to clean the inside of a tanker with hot water when he connected the hot water hose to the sprayer over the tanker. The employee went below the tank to turn the hot water on and, when he did, the hot water hose popped off the sprayer and splashed his back causing second degree burns, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Back, Burn, Connecting, Hose, Hot Water, Splashed, Sprayed, Tank, Tank Cleaning

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1562242.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury

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