Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200376010 - Employee's Eyes Are Burned When Gasket Fell Out of Hose

Accident Summary Nr: 200376010 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316205384	06/08/2012	4613	486910	Martin Transport Inc

Abstract: On June 7, 2012, Employee #1 was unloading a tanker truck of white liquor to the storage tank. White liquor is mixture of sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide, and water. It has a pH of 12.5-13.5. The employee was standing behind the truck less than 1 to 2 ft. from the truck in the unloading area when the inner gasket fell out of the hose prior to hooking up to the back of the truck to make the transfer. Employee #1 suffered 1st degree burns to the eyes, and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, LOADING, TANK TRUCK, GASKET, STORAGE TANK, HOSE, TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316205384			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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