Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142277.015 - Employee burns lungs, esophagus and skin from ammonia spill

Accident Summary Nr: 142277.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1570331.015	12/28/2021		325998	Coventya, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee had added ammonium hydroxide solution to a mixing tank and activated the mixer. The employee was standing at the switch under a mezzanine and when he began to walk away, chemicals spilled from the top of the tank to the ground. The employee inhaled ammonia vapors and experienced burning in his lungs and esophagus and on his skin, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ammonia, Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Contact, Corrosive, Inhalation, Lung, Overexposure, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Skin, Spill, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1570331.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury

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