OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388797

BURN,CAUSTIC,SLIP,CATWALK,CHEMICAL BURN,CLEANING FLUID,FALL,TANK,HIGH TEMPERATURE

1988-02-19T00:00:00

Event: BURN,CAUSTIC,SLIP,CATWALK,CHEMICAL BURN,CLEANING FLUID,FALL,TANK,HIGH TEMPERATURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14388797
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee burned by caustic cleaning fluids

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a hoist to place parts in a basket into tanks for clea ning prior to painting. The employee somehow slipped from the catwalk and fell i nto the caustic cleaning tank, which had a pH of 14 and a temperature of 160 deg rees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 sustained serious chemical and thermal burns that r equired hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
31

Event type
4

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
2260

Task assigned
1

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