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Accident: 105123.015 - Employee Is Exposed To Anhydrous Ammonia When Forklift Struc

Accident: 105123.015 -- Report ID: 0950674 -- Event Date: 01/23/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1302494.01503/08/2018Citistaff Solutions, Inc.
At 11:30 a.m. on January 23, 2018, an employee was moving product in a freezer with a forklift. The forklift struck unprotected refrigeration piping, breaking a valve and releasing anhydrous ammonia. The employee's face, eyes, and chest were exposed to the anhydrous ammonia and the employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: anhydrous ammonia, chest, face, gas leak, powered industrial vehicle, eye
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1302494.015 30 M Non Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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