Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1294625.015 - Roper Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1294625.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 02/13/2018

Site Address:
Roper Corporation
1507 Broomtown Road
La Fayette, GA 30728

Mailing Address:
1507 Broomtown Road, La Fayette, GA 30728

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335221/Household Cooking Appliance Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/13/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1307728	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 103058.015

Event: 02/06/2018

Employee is sprayed with sulfuric acid and sustains burns

At 5:00 a.m. on February 6, 2018, an employee was working for a manufacturer of household cooking appliances, specifically gas stoves. He was working in the facility's waste treatment building. He was using a wrench to repair a leak on a feed line from a tote to a metering pump. One of the cam locks for the tote cap cover came loose. The employee was sprayed with 93 percent sulfuric acid. He sustained chemical burns and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Corrosive, Leak, Maintenance, Struck By, Sulfuric Acid

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1294625.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury

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