Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636073 - Employee Is Burned by Hydrofluoric Acid

Accident Summary Nr: 201636073 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 05/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309831014	06/05/2006	7542	811192	Blue Beacon International Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a pressure sprayer wand to wash commercial trucks using a diluted hydrofluoric acid solution. The solution saturated his clothing. Employee #1 did not rinse his clothing before applying calcium gluconate and did not remove the contaminated clothes. Employee #1 did not receive hazard communication training prior to using the chemicals. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of first degree burns of his upper thigh.

Keywords: BURN, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, CLEANING, THIGH, TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, UNTRAINED, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309831014			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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