Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 561050 - Employee injured by petroleum naphtha

Accident Summary Nr: 561050 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 03/05/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110391661	03/05/1990	2992	0	Trifinery
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110391679	03/06/1990	4213	0	Highway Pipeline Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:15 p.m. on March 4, 1990, Employee #1 was using a 3 in. flexible rubber hose to load petroleum naphtha through the top hatch of a Fruehauf model TEH-F-2-R trailer. A back surge of compressed air caused the hose to kick and become dislodged. The trailer was parked 18 in. from the edge of a dock and Employee #1 was sprayed with petroleum naphtha before falling 20 ft into a ship channel. He sustained a fractured rib and swallowed some petroleum naphtha. Employee #1 was transported to the medical trauma center by helicopter, where he was hospitalized for first- and second-degree chemical burns and atelectasis (lung collapse).

Keywords: LUNG, RIB, CHEMICAL BURN, FRACTURE, CAUSTIC, HOSE, PETROLEUM NAPHTHA, HIGH PRESSURE, FALL, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110391661			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
2	110391679					Occupation Not Listed

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