Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030187 - Employee dies after sustaining sodium hydroxide burns

Accident Summary Nr: 200030187 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300031564	09/20/1996	2821	0	Mcwhorter Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: On September 7, 1996, Employee #1, of McWhorter Technologies, Inc., was sprayed by a sudden release of a caustic, 95 percent sodium hydroxide solution from a portable tank that was being used to clean floors in the filling and filtration area. He died on September 20, 1996, as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL BURN, CLEANING FLUID, SPILL, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, MECH MALFUNCTION, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300031564			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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