Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202440368 - Employee Poisoned By Mistakenly Drinking Dishwashing Agent
Accident: 202440368 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/09/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307456822 | 05/16/2005 | 5812 | Elephant Bar Restaurant | ||||
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 9, 2005, Employee #1, a full-time dishwasher, ingested an industrial grade dishwashing caustic solution from a beverage pitcher, which resulted in severe esophagitis, gastritis with necrosis, and ulcers. Employee #1 was hospitalized for nine days. He thought that the yellowish solution in the pitcher next to his cup, on top of the dishwashing machine, was lemonade. | |||||||
Keywords:
cleaning fluid, poisoning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 307456822 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Kitchen workers, food preparation |