Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazardous chemical splashes, chemical burns, third degree chemical burns, and struck-by hazards while using a hose to transfer hazardous chemicals from bulk storage to smaller containers: a)At the facility, Union Avenue & DuBois Street Old Liquid Room: An employee was sprayed by a corrosive chemical (Rustex; pH 2) and was struck by a camlock hose fitting when a Kentax polyvinyl chloride (PVC) inner and outer tube with polyester textile yarn hose and fittings at each end, failed while transferring the chemical from a partially full 900-gallon vertical bulk storage tank, into a smaller container. The hose contained a residual chemical from a prior transfer of an incompatible chemical. The employee suffered chemical burns to the face and laceration to the face from the hose fittings, on or about 5/6/2021.