OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #779587
EYE,CAUSTIC,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HOSE,RUPTURE,CHEMICAL BURN
Event description
Employees suffer chemical burns to eyes when sprayer bursts
Investigation abstract
The spray hose to a garden-type sprayer burst under pressure before spraying. Em ployees #1 and #2 sustained eye contact with the caustic soap solution.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 448
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 2140
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 10
- Occupation code
- 448
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 2140
- Task assigned
- 1
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