Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201021128 - Employee Is Exposed to Battery Acid, Sustains Fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 201021128 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300749082	05/14/2007	5013	441310	Lartom Inc Dba Aec International

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on May 10, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a delivery truck driver for an auto parts distributorship. Employee #1 was found on the side of the road in acute distress (chest pain, nose bleed, and difficulty breathing) by the highway patrol. The highway patrol called for emergency assistance and Employee #1 as transported to the hospital where he was found to be suffering from chemical pneumonitis, possibly due to inhalation of battery acid. Employee #1 had been transporting used batteries back to his distributorship when he was found. Employee #1 also sustained a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BATTERY, CHEST, RESPIRATORY, FRACTURE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300749082			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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