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Accident Summary Nr: 200083087 - Employee Is Burned When Nitric Acid Spills

Accident Summary Nr: 200083087 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 06/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310185384	06/01/2007	5093	423930	Shetucket Iron And Metal Company, Inc.

Abstract: On June 1, 2007, Employee #1 was sorting scrap metal using concentrated nitric acid to determine the content of the alloys. A partially filled one-gallon glass container of the acid broke when he placed it on the concrete countertop. Employee #1 was not wearing adequate personal protective equipment and sustained chemical burns. He was hospitalized as a result of his injury.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PPE, SCRAP METAL, CHEMICAL BURN, NITRIC ACID, SPILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310185384			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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