Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508313 - Employee Receives Chemical Burns in Battery Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202508313 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314326760	04/26/2011	3691	335911	Aa Portable Power Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on April 15, 2011, Employee #1 was working at a battery production facility spot welding a nickel tab on a lithium cell battery. During welding, the battery exploded and chemical residue contacted Employee #1's face, including her left eye. Emergency services were contacted and, upon their arrival, Employee #1 was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Richmond, VA, where she was hospitalized and treated for chemical burns to her face and left eye. The accident investigation revealed that Employee#1 was not wearing any eye protection, as required. In addition, she failed to flush her eye upon initial contact by the battery chemicals.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, PPE, WELDING, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BURN, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314326760			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Welders and cutters

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