Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404332 - Employee suffers chemical burns while pouring floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201404332 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124930942	08/04/2000	1771		Walker Concrete Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, was part of a crew that was pouring a basement floor. He sustained third-degree chemical burns on his hands and feet, for which he was hospitalized. The workers were not provided with any form of protective clothing or PPE to protect them from the hazard of topical chemical exposure.

Keywords: CAUSTIC, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, SKIN, HAND, CHEMICAL, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124930942			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Other

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