OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #993683
QUALITY WOOD PRESERVING, INC.
WALTON, KY·
Event description
CREOSOTE BURNS ON ABDOMEN AREA
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING WOOD TREATED WITH CREOSOTE. HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GL OVES, BUT NO OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HE GOT SOME CREOSOTE ON THE FRONT PART OF HIS WORK SHIRT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS EMPLOYER TO CHANGE HIS SHI RT, BUT DID NOT DO SO. LATER IN THE EVENING HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A BURNING S ENSATION IN THE AREA OF HIS ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF T HE GRAYSON COUNTY HOSPITAL, WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR MINOR SKIN BURNS AND WAS RELEASED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 1986.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 0760
- Task assigned
- 1
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