OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453013
CHEMICAL BURN,SPILL,FORMALDEHYDE
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN CHEMICAL SPILL
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was pulling a five-gallon container of formaldehyde and methanol sol ution from the second shelf of a pallet rack in the warehouse. The container fel l on its side and the lid came off spilling the entire contents on Employee #1 f rom head to toe. Employee #1 then rushed to the emergency shower and eyewash sta tion. He showered and flushed his eyes for 15 minutes prior to being taken to th e hospital. Employee #1 was treated for chemical burns and released after approx imately three hours.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 1290
- Task assigned
- 1
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