Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719462 - Employee gets chemical in eye during testing

Accident Summary Nr: 170719462 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/31/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119916385	04/20/1994	9221	0	Atascadero City Police Dept.

Abstract: On March 31, 1994, Employee #1 received some material she thought to be cocaine. She went to test the material in the lab. She followed instructions as she had done about 12 times before in placing a small amount on a toothpick into the testing container. Then she put 3 drops of reagent #1 (sulfuric acid) on the substance to be tested. It started to turn orange indicating a positive test. She put one drop of reagent #3 (formaldehyde) on the test material and it exploded. Some of the material entered her eye. She was taken to Turin Cities Hospital, treated, and released. No eye protection was used. Eye protection was required, but none was provided.

Keywords: EYE, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, TESTING LAB, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119916385			Non Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Police and detectives, public service

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