Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501459 - Employee Suffers Chemical Burns In Hazardous Atmosphere

Accident Summary Nr: 201501459 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125627570	12/29/1999	3471	332813	Semano, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 5, 1999, Employee #1 was assigned by his supervisor to wipe down a 48-in. by 36-in.by-20-in. steel tank with small amounts of nitric acid, a task that Employee #1 normally does not perform. Employee #1 began to feel light-headed and nauseous while wiping down the sides of the tank and eventually went to the emergency room. Employee #1 suffered caustic burns to his lungs due to his using nitric acid to clean an enclosed metal tank. Employee #1 was held for medical observation as a precautionary measure, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: LUNG, MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, CHEMICAL BURN, NITRIC ACID

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125627570			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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