Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91956.015 - Employee's leg and arm are amputated in chemical explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 91956.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1201488.015	01/09/2017		424690	Paramount Chemicals & Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 9, 2017, an employee was working as the plant manager for a wholesaler of chemicals and allied products. He had just arrived at the facility. He was told by workers at the plant that an empty container was being refilled with the wrong chemical. When he went to the container and removed its lid, the container exploded. He sustained the amputation of his right arm and right leg. He was hospitalized. The container held sulfuric acid mixed with bleach (sodium hypochlorite).

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Bleach, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Reaction, Explosion, Leg, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sulfuric Acid

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1201488.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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