Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125672204 - Home Depot

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125672204

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 05/26/2000

Site Address:
Home Depot
1200 Churn Creek Rd.
Redding, CA 96003

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/26/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361679475

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170363279

Event: 05/20/2000

Employee suffers acid burns on eye

Employee #1, an associate in the garden department at Home Depot store #5211, and a coworker were removing lawn mowers from packing crates. Employee #1 was using the forks of a lift truck to take apart a crate. As he approached the crate, the truck struck and wedged a1 gal jug of muriatic acid (swimming pool grade) against a wooden pallet. The acid was squeezed out of the bottle, splashing onto Employee #1's face and right arm. He suffered first-degree burns to his right eye and on other exposed areas. Employee #1 was transported to Redding Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: EYE, CLEARANCE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, CHEMICAL, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125672204			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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