Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14320659 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM PLATFORM; ACID SPILLED ON HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14320659 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/03/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
861351	04/01/1985	3111	0	Custom Leather Services, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE WAS PREPARING A SOLUTION TO BE LOADED INTO A FIBERGLASS TURNING DRUM. THE EMPLOYEE FILLED A FIVE GALLON CONTAINER WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS OF SULFURIC ACID. THE FIVE GALLON CONTAINER IS USED TO CARRY THE SULFURIC ACID TO A 350 GALLON MIX TANK WHICH, IN TURN, IS USED TO LOAD A LARGE TURNING DRUM. AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CARRY THE 5 GALLON CONTAINER ACROSS THE PLATFORM TO THE MIX TANK, HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED, AND FELL FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE FLOOR. THE ACID SPILLED FROM THE 5 GALLON CONTAINER AND SPLASHED DOWN ON TOP OF HIM. HE SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS ON HIS FACE, ARMS, UPPER BODY AND EYES. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: EYE, SLIP, TORSO, CHEMICAL BURN, FALL, ARM, FACE, SULFURIC ACID, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	861351			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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