Hi-Tek Environmental, Inc. dba STAT Analysis Corporation

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hi-Tek Environmental, Inc. dba STAT Analysis Corporation in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer Hi-Tek Environmental, Inc. dba STAT Analysis Corporation
Address 2242 W. Harrison Street
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60612
Report ID 2019044167
Event Date April 24, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source of Injury Nitric acid
Secondary Source Bottles, jugs, flasks
Industry (NAICS) 541712
Inspection # 1397694
GPS Coordinates 41.87442, -87.68318

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working in a laboratory and was pouring 1:1 HN03 (nitric acid) out of a 1000ml flask into a 4-liter reagent bottle inside a fume hood when the neck of the 1000ml flask broke and HN03 splashed onto the employee's chest and face. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns to the chest and face.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2019, a worker at Hi-Tek Environmental, Inc. dba STAT Analysis Corporation in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with nitric acid identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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