Accident Report Detail
Accident: 100379.015 - Employee Sustains Chemical Burns While Cleaning Out A Pressu
Accident: 100379.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 10/25/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1274402.015 | 11/01/2017 | Jeneil Biotech, Inc. | |||||
At 9:15 a.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of spices and extracts. The facility had a glass fermentation vessel used for distilling a dairy byproduct. He was cleaning this chemical reaction vessel and he was not paying attention to fluid levels. A safety valve opened and released hot cleaning liquid onto him. He sustained thermal burns and possibly some chemical irritation. He was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
pressure release, chemical, chemical burn, cleaning, pressure vessel, chemical reaction, burn, work rules, process safety, vessel--container
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1274402.015 | 35 | M | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Laborers, except construction |