Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630829 - Employee Suffers Chemical Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 201630829 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 11/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303129811	11/10/1999	1751	0	Under Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and some coworkers were shoveling slurry from the laundry ring into the primary clarifier. The slurry had a pH of approximately 9.9. The laundry ring is an elevated ring, like a trough, encircling a large holding tank. The tank is called the primary clarifier. The primary clarifier separates the solid sludge from the liquids. All of the effluent pipes at this facility are pumped into the clarifier for separation. A breach was discovered leaking from the primary clarifier. Employee #1 suffered chemical burns on the lower extremities and was hospitalized.

Keywords: LEAK, MAINTENANCE, CHEMICAL BURN, SLUDGE, CHEMICAL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303129811			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Helpers, construction trades

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