Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797982 - Employee sustained cuts from shattered flask glass

Accident Summary Nr: 201797982 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126115112	03/22/2004	7389	541990	Fluorochem, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on February 6, 2004, Employee #1, a project chemist, was working for a research and development laboratory. He was transferring an intermediate product of a chemical reaction to the original flask when the material deflagrated causing the flask to shatter. The reaction was performed in a chemical fume hood. The employee sustained lacerations to his left and right arms from the broken glass. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BROKEN GLASS, LACERATION, CHEMICAL REACTION, ARM, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126115112			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Chemists, except biochemists

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