Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 1000066 - Employee's eyes and face exposed to caustic soda solution
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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18481804 | 09/28/1988 | 9199 | 0 | City Of Reidsville |
Abstract: A fifty percent caustic soda liquid was being transferred between a truck and a tank. One hundred and seventy gallons of the 4,000 gallon delivery had been transferred when the delivery hose ruptured. Caustic soda liquid spewed out through the rupture, striking Employee #1 in the face and eyes.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 18481804 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Machinery maintenance occupations |