Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310147426 - Pim Brands Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310147426

Report ID: 0213400

Date Opened: 06/12/2007

Site Address:
Pim Brands Llc
500 Pierce Street
Somerset, NJ 08873

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2064

NAICS: 311330/Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/20/2007

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Hispanic

Case Closed: 04/01/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101311678

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201311693

Event: 06/06/2007

Employee Is Burned and Killed by Hot Sodium Hydroxide

On June 6, 20007, an employee was doing a scheduled semi-weekly cleaning of production equipment in the kitchen area. He dumped a bag of 25 lbs of caustic soda, in pellet form, into a heated tank containing hot rinse water at 180 degree F. The resulting instantaneous reaction caused hot caustic solution to erupt from the tank, splashing the employee, who ultimately died from the burns.

Keywords: BURN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC, CLEANING, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310147426			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Food batchmakers

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