Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201147436 - Employee Is Injured When He Mistakenly Ingests Acid

Accident Summary Nr: 201147436 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 12/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305356982	03/15/2006	1761	238160	San Marino Roof Co Inc

Abstract: On December 7, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a journeyman roofer on an apartment building construction project. Another employee had filled some empty, disposable water bottles with a clear, highly corrosive, liquid flux used for sheet metal soldering. The bottles were in a Rite-Aid bag with a receipt. Believing the bottles contained water, Employee #1 drank from one of them. He was injured when he accidently drank the corrosive liquid. He was hospitalized for seven days for chemical burns to his mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach.

Keywords: BURN, THROAT, SHEET METAL, MARKING, MOUTH, ROOFER, POISONING, STOMACH, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305356982			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Roofers

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