OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822817
NEVAMAR CORPORATION
ODENTON, MD·
Event description
Employee splashed in eye with caustic soda
Investigation abstract
As Employee #1 squeezed past a 1/2 in. pipeline carrying caustic soda, he caused a union to break apart. The flange inside the union was either defective or had been worn down by the caustic soda. The soda splashed into the employee's eyes and a small amount splashed onto his skin. Employee #1 was wearing safety glasse s.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 453
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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