Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238380 - Employee's finger amputated after hydrofluoric acid burn

Accident Summary Nr: 14238380 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111195681	09/20/1990	7363	0	Hat Inc. - Manpower Temporary Services
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111195715	10/22/1990	5169	0	Sierra Chemical

Abstract: Employee #1 of a temporary personnel service was dispatched to a chemical manufacturing company to clean the outside of a storage tank with a hydrofluoric acid cleaning solution. He had neither been properly trained nor been provided with protective equipment. A leak developed in the glove on his right hand, exposing his index finger to the solution and resulting in hydrofluoric acid burns to his right hand and arm. Employee #1's finger, which was badly burned, was subsequently amputated at the first knuckle.

Keywords: LEAK, AMPUTATED, PPE, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL BURN, UNTRAINED, FINGER, GLOVE, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, CLEANING FLUID

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111195681			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	111195715					Occupation Not Listed

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