Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201703477 - Worker Drinks Glue from Secondary Container, Suffers Burn

Accident Summary Nr: 201703477 -- Report ID: 1054195 -- Event Date: 06/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315926840	06/06/2012	1521	236115	Timothy Wayne Huberd
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315926832	06/05/2012	7363	561320	Barrett Business Services Inc

Abstract: On June 4, 2012, an employee, of Barrett Business Services, Inc., The Dalles, OR, was in a subcontractor's storage area. He picked up and drank from a Power Ade bottle, thinking it was water. However, the bottle, which was labeled "Danger," "Epoxy," and "Glenn," and further labeled with a skull and crossbones icon, contained epoxy hardener. The employee suffered a chemical burn and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEMICAL BURN, INATTENTION, BURN, GLUE, CONSTRUCTION, POISONING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315926840			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers
2	315926832					Occupation not reported

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