Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170604466 - Employee burned by splashing nitric acid

Accident Summary Nr: 170604466 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120046016	10/28/1993	3471	0	Electronic Plating Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying a bucket of diluted nitric acid from the storage room to the plating department, a distance of over 50 ft. The bucket was neither capped nor sealed. While he was walking the bucket struck another object and the acid splashed in his face. He suffered burns to his eyes and face, and tracheal irritation. Employee #1 was wearing safety glasses at the time of the accident. He did not remember how or against what the bucket of acid was bumped.

Keywords: EYE, COVER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CHEMICAL BURN, NITRIC ACID, SPILL, FACE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120046016			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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