Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200841179 - Employee Sustains Ocular Chemical Burns While Draining Pump

Accident Summary Nr: 200841179 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 09/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303822845	11/04/2005	4231	488490	Edwards-Etherton Oil Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 p.m. on September 28, 2005, Employee #1 was preparing a truck-trailer for hauling. He opened the ears on the cap of a pump that he was draining at the bottom rear of the truck. He was not wearing eye protection. Sodium hydroxide sprayed his face and body. He did not initially feel any pain and thought the liquid was oil. He called his manager and wife and then changed his clothes. His skin and eyes began to hurt, and Employee #1 and his manager began to wash his eyes out in the sink. His eyes hurt too much to continue, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PPE, TRUCK, PUMP, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303822845			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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