Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200923472 - Employee Killed after Ingesting Toxic Chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 200923472 -- Report ID: 0355125 -- Event Date: 11/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309532299	11/14/2005	1794	238910	William A. Hazel Inc.

Abstract: On November 12, 2005, Employee #1 was driving a dump truck in route to a job site when he inadvertently drank approximately 30 ml of hydrochloric acid after he had mistaken the liquid for water. Employee #1 pulled the vehicle to the side of a road, exited the truck and began vomiting. A coworker, another truck driver, called an emergency response unit. Upon their arrival, Employee #1 was experiencing a cardiac arrest. He was transported to Loudoun County Hospital in Leesburg, VA, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, POISONING, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER, VOMIT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309532299			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other

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