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Accident Summary Nr: 125959163 - Employee's eye injured when splashed by chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 125959163 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125959163	05/29/1996	7218	0	Mission Linen Supply

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on March 29, 1996, a corrosive substance, Diveralk 1C, was being transferred between storage tanks. Employee #1 opened a view port on the top of the tank to monitor the filling process. As he looked inside the tank, a small splash of the liquid struck him in the right eye. Employee #1 sustained chemical burns in his eye and was hospitalized for two days. The Division proposed the employer be cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3382(a) because appropriate eye and face protection was not utilized in the transfer of a hazardous material.

Keywords: EYE, CAUSTIC, PPE, WORK RULES, STORAGE TANK, CORROSION, CHEMICAL BURN, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125959163			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators

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