Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119791143 - F&A Dairy Of California

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 119791143

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/17/1993

Site Address:
F&A Dairy Of California
691 Inyo
Newman, CA 95360

Mailing Address:
Po Box 578, Newman, CA 95360

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2022

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361408891

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170696512

Event: 07/14/1993

EMPLOYEE SPATTERED IN FACE WITH SULFURIC ACID

EMPLOYEE #1, AN EXPERIENCED LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, RECEIVED NON-SERIOUS ACID BURNS TO THE FACE AND WHITE OF HER EYE WHEN SHE DROPPED A WHEY BOTTLE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 16 ML OF APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT SULFURIC ACID. THE BOTTLE DID NOT BREAK BUT DID EJECT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACID SOLUTION THROUGH THE NARROW NECK OF THE BOTTLE. A FEW DROPS SPATTERED ONTO HER FACE AND ONE DROP WENT UNDER HER SAFETY GLASSES. SHE IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED HER FACE AND EYES WITH EYE WASH. HER INJURIES WERE NON-SERIOUS AND NO TIME WAS LOST BEYOND THE DAY OF INJURY. THE EMPLOYER CHANGED ITS LAB PROCEDURES TO REQUIRE A FACE SHIELD FOR THIS PROCESS.

Keywords: EYE, CHEMICAL BURN, SPILL, FACE, FALLING OBJECT, SULFURIC ACID, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119791143			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Biological technicians

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