OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341234
JORMAR POOL SUPPLY
MIAMI, FL·
Event description
Employee killed when sprayed with hydrochloric acid
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was nearby when Allied Universal Corporation was delivering a bulk s ntil a helicopter arrived; however, Employee #1 later died. upply of hydrochloric acid, used in swimming pools, to Jamar Pool Supply. The tr uck driver hooked up the quick-connect delivery hose to the acid storage tank an d turned on the truck's air supply to begin delivery. When he forgot to open the valve in the acid storage tank line, the system overpressurized, resulting in t he failure of a clamped delivery hose connection. An acid stream sprayed from th e break and struck Employee #1. The driver and other Jamar Pool Supply employees stopped the leak, in which approximately 50 to 100 gallons of hydrochloric acid escaped, and then washed Employee #1 with a water hose. They administered CPR u
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 1430
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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