Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010346 - Chemist injured in hydrofluoric acid explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200010346 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 12/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113888143	12/10/1998	2834	0	Mallinckrodt Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a chemist, was working in a walk-in hood, exchanging an empty 100 lb cylinder of concentrated hydrofluoric acid for a new one. The new cylinder was being put on line when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 was sprayed on the back by the acid, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CAUSTIC, CYLINDER, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, BACK, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, STRUCK BY, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113888143			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Chemists, except biochemists

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