OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221422777

COVENTYA, INC.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH· 2021-12-14T00:00:00

Event: Ammonia, Burn, Caustic, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Vapor, Contact, Corrosive, Inhalation, Lung, Overexposure, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Skin, Spill, Tank
NAICS: 325998
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345703318
Employer profile: COVENTYA, INC.
Summary number: 221422777
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee burns lungs, esophagus and skin from ammonia spill

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee had added ammonium hydroxide solution to a mixing tank and activated the mixer. The employee was standing at the switch under a mezzanine and when he began to walk away, chemicals spilled from the top of the tank to the ground. The employee inhaled ammonia vapors and experienced burning in his lungs and esophagus and on his skin, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Event type
8

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