Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508793 - Employee Attempts to Unclog Hose, Sustains Chemical Burn

Accident Summary Nr: 201508793 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310064670	07/28/2008	1522	236118	Complete Decon, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on July 23, 2008, Employee #1 was using a hose used for delivering a chemical paint stripper to a spray gun. The hose line was clogged due to chemical residues left over from the previous operation. He was holding the hose towards his face, while attempting to unclog it at one end with a screw driver. Stored chemical was inadvertently released and the pressurized chemical blew off the employee's safety glasses. The employee sustained a chemical burn to his right eye and loss of his visual acuity. Employee #1 was admitted to Washington Hospital, where he was treated but not hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, PPE, HOSE, CLOGGED, CHEMICAL BURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310064670			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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