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Accident: 201637105 - Employee Suffers Chemical Burns In Bleach Container Spill

Accident: 201637105 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 07/30/2007
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31116961907/30/20074953Waste Management Inc
Employee #1 sustained chemical burns when a bleach container spilled. The company had signs posted upon entry into the facility to not dump hazardous materials on the tipping floor. The workers try to visually inspect loads that will be dumped on the transfer station floor. They have an emergency action plan and the workers are trained on how to react. They followed the emergency action plan. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: bleach, emergency response, chemical burn
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 311169619 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Garbage collectors

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