Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202369302 - Employee Is Burned in Boric Acid Solution, Later Died

Accident Summary Nr: 202369302 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 07/23/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316392752	07/25/2012	3353	331315	Chemi Con Materials Corp

Abstract: At approximately 4:40 p.m. on July 23, 2012, Employee #1 was working on a 150 HP RCC, a recirculation-type pump. The pump circulates boric acid and water solution in a tank at a constant 180 degree F. The pump needed to be removed because it had an oil leak. While the employee was removing the pump from its housing, the boric acid and water at 180 degrees F was forced out of the pipe and hit Employee #1 in the front of his body. The employee was airlifted to Harborview's burn unit. Employee #1 died during the night.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, CLEANING FLUID, PIPE, PUMP, TANK, WATER TANK, HOT WATER, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316392752			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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