Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202654059 - Employee Is Injured by a Sulfuric Acid Spill

Accident Summary Nr: 202654059 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/08/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316805035	12/20/2012	0721	115112	Reiter Affiliated Companies Dba Reiter Berry Farms

Abstract: At approximately 10:40 a.m., on December 8, 2012, Employee #1 of Reiter Affiliated Companies was splashed with sulfuric acid and injured while filling a tank with water at a filtration system. Employee #1 was assisting a co-worker fill a tank with clean water; the tank being filled was on a trailer attached to a truck. As they were about to turn on the valve to the water, they heard a noise and the co-worker viewed a tank filled with sulfuric acid tipping over and yelled to Employee #1 to run. This is a large cylinder tank holding 1,900 gallons of sulfuric acid. The tank sits in a containment tank which is a slightly larger cylinder tank. As Employee #1 ran, the sulfuric acid splashed all over the back side of body. Employee #1 was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

Keywords: BACK, TRUCK, SPILL, TRAILER, SULFURIC ACID, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316805035			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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