Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170068365 - Employee's cornea burned by splashing cleaning fluid
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119552859 | 01/21/1994 | 2752 | 0 | Hastings Brothers Printers Inc. |
Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to clean ink from the press rollers on a printing press; she was transferring Prisco Auto Wash 6000, a solvent-based cleaning agent, from a 1-gallon container to a 1-quart container. (The 1-quart container is easier to handle when applying the agent to the rollers.) Employee #1 placed a funnel in the 1-quart container and began to pour the cleaning agent out of the 1-gallon container and into the funnel, causing the substance to splash back at her. Employee #1 was not wearing any eye protection and the substance got into her eyes, resulting in a burn of the left cornea for which she was hospitalized.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119552859 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Printing machine operators |
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