Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 960500 - Employee suffers chemical splash into eyes

Accident Summary Nr: 960500 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111999066	12/19/1991	1721	0	Wightman Painting

Abstract: Employee #1 was applying Strip-N-Klean solvent in a Hudson sprayer to an outdoor deck attached to a house. Employee #1 did not release pressure inside the sprayer prior to taking off the lid. Under pressure, the solvent was forced into the employee's eyes; he was not wearing any eye protection. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PAINT SOLVENT, PRESSURE RELEASE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111999066			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Painters, construction and maintenance

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