Accident Report Detail
Accident: 781559 - Employee Hospitalized With Chemical Burns From Eto Cylinders
Accident: 781559 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/18/1991 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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112357116 | 05/01/1991 | 8062 | Humana Virginia Inc, Dba Humana Hosp Univ Of Lou | ||||
Employee #1 was changing over empty ethylene oxide cylinders without ppe. He failed to follow hospital procedures for changing the cylinders and did not notify the hospital's central sterile supervisor about the unavailability of the required protective clothing. Employee #1 was hospitalized with chemical burns on his legs. | |||||||
Keywords:
cylinder, ppe, ethylene oxide, work rules, chemical burn, gas leak, leg
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 112357116 | Hospitalized injury | Burn(Chemical) | Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators |