Accident Report Detail
Accident: 171057342 - Employee'S Leg Burned In Hot Water/Chemical Holding Tank
Accident: 171057342 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/18/1999 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126797760 | 01/19/1999 | 3949 | Icon Health & Fitness | ||||
At approximately 9:20 a.m. on January 18, 1999, Employee #1 was changing the spray nozzles in a powder coating washer unit. A grate had been removed from the hot water and chemical holding tank below the work surface. Employee #1, unaware that the grate was missing, accidentally stepped into the 150 to160 degree F mixture in the tank, sustaining burns to his lower left leg. The lighting was not adequate and Employee #1 could not see that the grate had been removed. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, maintenance, unguarded fl opening, grating, lighting, tank, work surface, hot water, leg, poor visibility
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 126797760 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Lathe and turning machine set-up operators |