OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401466

ZECO

KANSAS CITY, MO· 2021-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Corrosive, Eye, Eye protection, Face, Hose, Manufacturing, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Production Line, Protective Clothing, Skin, Sodium Hydroxide, Splashed, Tank, Technician, Torso, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 325998
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345578272
Employer profile: ZECO
Summary number: 221401466
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee sustains multiple burns when splashed by corrosive

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as a chemical technician for a chemical manufacturer was changing a hose on a transfer tank containing 34% to 45% sodium hydroxide. Chemicals splashed onto the employee. The employee sustained chemical burns to his face, eyes and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
224

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