OSHA Injury Report: 277 CLS - JONESTOWN

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Replacing a leaking air diaphragm pump on alkaline cleaner tank M

What happened

Employee was training a new plating operator on CPA tasks. Employees were replacing a leaking air diaphragm on the alkaline cleaner tank that pumps dirty solution to a centrifuge. Upon completion of the pump replacement a hose clamp left loose on the flexible hose and sprayed the corrosive cleaner solution onto trainee who was gathering up his tools. The employee stated that the chemical solution hit him in the chest area and splashed up into his face and in both eyes. He immediately flushed out both eyes at the emergency eyewash station for 15 mins before heading to nurses office and hitting first aid button. First aid attendant and EHS supplied employee with saline eyewash solution and continued to wash out eyes until the burning sensation subsided. the first aid attendant had also removed a few eyelashes from the employees eye during the treatment which improved the employees irritated right eye. After treatment the employee requested to be seen by a medical professional. Employee w

Injury or illness

Eye - Foreign Body in Eye Inflammation

Object or substance involved

Corrosive chemical splash into the eyes

Summary line

Eye - Foreign Body in Eye Inflammation to Left and Right Eye caused by Corrosive chemical splash into the eyes

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.