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Accident Summary Nr: 200020196 - Employee burned after mixing chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 200020196 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/08/1996
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30002065809/09/199642310Langer Transport Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 8:37 a.m. on September 8, 1996, Employee #1, of Powder Sudz, Inc., a cleaning contractor for Langer Transport, was working on a wash bay at the Langer facility in Jersey City. He poured solution from a 55 gal drum labeled "acid" and "corrosive" into a 5 gal bucket. He apparently thought he was pouring hydrofluoric acid into the bucket, which contained residual traces of this chemical. The 55 gal drum actually contained acetic acid, which is incompatible with hydrofluoric acid. Employee #1 sustained second-degree burns that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CAUSTIC, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, SKIN, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 300020658 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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