Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1456888.015 - Brenntag Pacific, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 1456888.015

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 01/13/2020

Site Address:
Brenntag Pacific, Inc.
2220 De La Cruz
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Mailing Address:
10747 Patterson Pl., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 424690/Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/28/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1531117
Inspection	1456927	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125704.015

Event: 12/27/2019

Employee incurs chemical burn to face when sprayed by sulfur

At 10:30 a.m. on December 27, 2019, Employee #1, a mini bulk driver, was making a delivery of sulfuric acid. Employee #1 stated that he hooked up the hose to the customer's tank and started to pump off. All of a sudden, he heard a loud bang. Acid began to blow out the top of the 90-degree elbow on the top of the fill line. The valve at the fill line also broke off and fell to the ground, causing the material to spray upward and under Employee #1's face shield. Employee #1 ran to the shower/eye wash station and rinsed off. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat chemical burns to the face. No serious accident-related citations were issued to the employer as a result of the investigation, as no causative Title 8 violations were established, and the cause of the accident could not be established.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Delivery Work, Driver, Face, Shut-Off Valve, Sprayed, Sulfuric Acid

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456888.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Diver

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