OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14255376

GKN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS, INC.

MEBANE, NC· 1988-01-01T00:00:00

Event: EYE, WORK RULES, CHEMICAL REACTION, CHEMICAL BURN, ARM, FACE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3002623
Employer profile: GKN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS, INC.
Summary number: 14255376
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS WHEN DRENCHED BY REACTION

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ADDING OAKITE 127-GA-3 TO WATER IN A PARTS WASHING MACHINE (#206 8). HE WAS STANDING ADJACENT TO THE COMPARTMENT AS HE ADDED THE CHEMICAL. AN EXO THERMIC CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRED AS HE ADDED THE OAKITE, CAUSING THE MIXTURE T O SPEW OUT AND DRENCH HIS UPPER BODY. HE RECEIVED SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE E YES, FACE, ARMS AND UPPER BODY.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
10

Occupation code
863

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
2260

Task assigned
1

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