Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170363279 - Employee suffers acid burns on eye

Accident Summary Nr: 170363279 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125672204	05/26/2000	5211	0	Home Depot

Abstract: Employee #1, an associate in the garden department at Home Depot store #5211, and a coworker were removing lawn mowers from packing crates. Employee #1 was using the forks of a lift truck to take apart a crate. As he approached the crate, the truck struck and wedged a1 gal jug of muriatic acid (swimming pool grade) against a wooden pallet. The acid was squeezed out of the bottle, splashing onto Employee #1's face and right arm. He suffered first-degree burns to his right eye and on other exposed areas. Employee #1 was transported to Redding Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: EYE, CLEARANCE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125672204			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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