OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384803
BALFOUR BEATTY INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
SUFFOLK, VA·
Event description
Employee incurs chemical burns when sprayed by sodium hydrox
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee was pressure washing inside of containment for two sodium hydroxide tanks. The valve and nozzle on the tank were somehow damaged and the employee was doused in sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained first and second-degree burns to the legs, back, and face. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 585
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