Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510997 - Employee Is Burned by Caustic Dust

Accident Summary Nr: 201510997 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 09/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317132330	09/24/2013	1499	212319	Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on September 23, 2013, Employee #1 was operating a wheel loader with an open cab. He loaded a batch of clinker, a caustic cement mixture, into a feed hopper and then a pile of hot clinker behind the loader sloughed. When hot clinker batch came in contact with the clinker in the feed hopper, it created a cloud of dust that engulfed the loader and himself. He was exposed to the caustic dust, causing serious burns to the his extremities, head and neck. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized and treated for multiple burns.

Keywords: BURN, HEAD, DUST, CAUSTIC, NECK, WHEEL LOADER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317132330			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Excavating and loading machine operators

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