Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200371136 - Employee injured in fall after being sprayed by chemical

Accident Summary Nr: 200371136 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302430970	08/01/2000	2273	0	Collins & Aikman Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, was responding to a spill of Rubinate 7302 (polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate) when a disc ruptured on the holding tank. He was sprayed with liquid, causing him to fall from the top of the tank to the mezzanine floor. Employee #1 sustained multiple contusions and abrasions, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: PPE, HIGH PRESSURE, FALL, SPILL, ISOCYANATE, TANK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, PRESSURE RELEASE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302430970			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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