Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170630495 - Employee burned after fall into molten salt bath

Accident Summary Nr: 170630495 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119870095	08/01/1995	3316	0	Precision Specialty Metals

Abstract: Employee #1, of Precision Speciality Metals, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, was lowering a large heavy metal cover onto an elevated opening atop a 7 ft high molten salt bath. The molten salt bath operates at 875 degrees Fahrenheit. It contains sodium hydroxide with a pH of 10 to 14. In an attempt to position himself better so that he could align the cover to the opening, Employee #1 stepped on a metal plate that he thought was welded. The plate gave way and he fell halfway into the molten salt bath. Employee #1 received chemical and thermal burns on both legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL BURN, FALL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119870095			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, production occupations

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