Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200074987 - Employee Is Hospitalized after Chemicals Splashed His Arms

Accident Summary Nr: 200074987 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 04/23/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316486471	04/24/2012	5169	424690	Gersan Industries, Incorporated

Abstract: On April 23, 2012, Employee #1 was mixing chemicals and was splashed on his arms. The employee walked to another building and used dish detergent to wash his arms. Afterwards, he became short of breath and drove himself to his doctor's office. Employee #1 passed out at his doctor's office and his heart apparently stopped beating. CPR was administered and he was taken to the hospital. The employee was in the emergency room for observation of chemical poisoning, but was later admitted. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, ARM, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316486471			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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