Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 26195.015 - Employee sprayed with hot fluid during maintenance is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 26195.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
596378.015	08/20/2012		325199	Dow Chemical, Texas Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 16, 2012, an employee was making the rounds in the unit to check on equipment. The employee found a leaking equipment filter and was trying to mitigate the leak when the vessel opened unexpectedly. The employee was sprayed with hot process fluids and sustained second and third degree burns on the left side of his body from the shoulder down. The employee was hospitalized and died thirty-one days later on August 17, 2012.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Burn, High Pressure, Maintenance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	596378.015	45	M	Fatality		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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