Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040509 - Employee Killed When Splashed By Caustic Substance

Accident Summary Nr: 200040509 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303406896	08/21/2001	1311	0	Mcvay Drilling Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was mixing a sack of potassium hydroxide at a mud tank. The material reacted violently while being mixed and splashed onto Employee #1 severely burning his body. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, CAUSTIC, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, OIL RIG, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303406896			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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