Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 1000181 - Employee suffers acid splash on face and eye
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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18503565 | 01/29/1990 | 5169 | 0 | Worth Chemical Corp. |
Abstract: On January 27, 1990, Employee #1, plant manager of the Worth Chemical Plant, was unloading a tank car of muriatic acid. He attempted to stop a leak on a gasket at the top of the car. The car was pressurized at the time. He was turning a bolt with a wrench to tighten the gasket when a large piece of the gasket came loose, spraying him with acid. He had to run approximately 150 ft to a locker room to wash off the acid. The local safety shower had been valved off the night before to prevent freezing. He suffered acid burns to his face and eye, which required outpatient treatment at a local hospital.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 18503565 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Management related occupations, n.e.c. |