Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1206043.015 - Actagro

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 1206043.015

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 01/20/2017

Site Address:
Actagro
4516 N. Howard
Biola, CA 93606

Mailing Address:
677 W. Palmdon Drive, Ste. 108, Fresno, CA 93704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325311/Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/16/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/16/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1175421

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 96022.015

Event: 01/11/2017

Employee falls into tank of a reactor vessel and suffers bur

At 7:45 p.m. on January 11, 2017, an employee was on top of a reactor vessel to add a defoaming agent. The employee fell down and submerged from his waist down in a liquid mixture containing acetic acid, potassium hydroxide, and PM1500. The employee suffered second degree burns to his waist, buttocks, scrotum, knees, thighs, and feet. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Buttocks, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Fall, Foot, Leg, Reactor, Tank

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1206043.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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