Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201952082 - Employee Falls Into Tank and Sustains Chemical Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 201952082 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103226536	03/02/2000	3714	0	Delphi Automotive Systems, Delphi Chassis Div.

Abstract: Employee #1, a plating line worker, fell into an alkaline cleaning tank while trying to retrieve a rack of parts that had fallen off the conveyor line. The alkaline cleaner was approximately 25 percent potassium hydroxide. Employee #1 was helped out of the tank that was approximately 40-in. deep and was helped to the emergency shower. The solution had a ph of 13 and was heated to about 180 degrees Fahrenheit. The hospital estimated that Employee #1 sustained third degree burns over 19 percent of his body and second degree burns over 25 percent of his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEANING, CHEMICAL BURN, CLEANING FLUID, FALL, TANK, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103226536			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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