Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170892277 - Employee Suffers Acid Burns From Trifluoroacetic Acid
Accident: 170892277 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/19/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120267372 | 04/24/1995 | 2836 | Muptiple Peptide Systems | ||||
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 19, 1995, Employee #1 was transferring trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) from a 20 liter carboy (stock acid) into a 4 liter container, using a Cole Permer aspirator pump. The transfer process took place in laboratory fume hood #6 located in room 232. Employee #1 was wearing safety glasses, labcoat, street clothes, and neoprene gloves. The Nalgene 4 liter container imploded under vacuum and sprayed TFA onto Employee #1, causing 3rd-degree chemical burns to his face and left arm. The company synthesizes peptides for research and development. The causal factors of the accident are as follows: appropriate personal protective equipment was not being used by the employee, and safe work practices were not being followed. | |||||||
Keywords:
ppe, implosion, work rules, vacuum vessel, chemical burn, arm, face
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 120267372 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Chemists, except biochemists |