Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051225 - Employee burned by sodium hydroxide beads

Accident Summary Nr: 200051225 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303727812	06/14/2001	3494	0	William H. Harvey Company

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked at William H. Harvey Company, was packaging caustic soda beads made of sodium hydroxide, with a hopper machine when some of the beads got under her glove and into her boot. Even though she was wearing Personal Protective Equipment, it was not appropriate for the task and she sustained second degree burns to the wrist, and third degree burns to the ankle. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC, ANKLE, CHEMICAL, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303727812			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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