Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403706 - Employee Injured In Fall Into Caustic Chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 201403706 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127113595	01/31/2000	1731	0	Jwp Hyre Electric Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an area that had a damaged grate cover over a chemical pit. Employee #1 stepped on the defective grate and fell into the pit filled with caustic chemicals. Employee #1 was hospitalized for chemical burns.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, GRATING, CHEMICAL BURN, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127113595			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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