Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496338 - Employee Splashes Potassium Hydroxide in Face and Eyes

Accident Summary Nr: 201496338 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315073346	01/27/2012	5713	442210	Creative Accents

Abstract: At approximately 12:22 p.m. on November 2, 2011, an employee was working for Creative Accents. He had been mixing potassium hydroxide inside the dye room of a plant. The container he was handling had slipped out of his hand and struck a nearby table. The contents of the container splashed into his face and eyes. He sustained first- and second-degree burns from the corrosive substance. He was hospitalized. The Cal/OSHA Fresno District office was notified by the employer at 8:20 a.m. on November 3, 2011.

Keywords: EYE, CAUSTIC, PPE, CORROSIVE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SPILL, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315073346			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Laborers, except construction

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