Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652038 - Employee Is Cut and Burned in Fall Into Sulfuric Acid

Accident Summary Nr: 202652038 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/29/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316206705	03/12/2012	3648	335129	Opti-Forms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on February 29, 2012, Employee #1 was unpacking in the shipping and receiving area 2.5 liter bottles of reagent grade 98sulfuric acid, and transferring the bottles of the acid onto a delivery transport cart. The employee lost his grip on the 2.5 liter bottle that contained reagent grade 98sulfuric acid and dropped it. Employee #1 slipped and fell into the acid and broken glass. The employee sustained deep lacerations to his right wrist and 2nd and 3rd degree chemical acid burns to 20 percent of his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized in excess of 24 hours

Keywords: BURN, SLIP, INTERMODAL CONTAINER, LACERATION, FALL, SULFURIC ACID, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316206705			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Metal plating machine operators

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