Firm fined £50k after worker was doused in caustic drain chemical

SHE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED VALVE ON 1,000-LITRE LIQUID CONTAINER

- By RUCSANDRA MOLDOVEANU

A WORKER at a Nottinghamshire firm had her face, eye, neck and arm burned when she was doused in a corrosive sink and drain unblocker.

Marzanna Sokolowska was an agency worker at Flowchem UK in Sandiacre when she sustained the “very painful” injuries that left her unable to work “for a considerable period”.

Ms Sokolowska was working in a team decanting sink and drain unblocker liquid from bulk containers at shoulder height into smaller containers for sale.

She then accidentally opened the outlet valve on another container located next to the one fitted with a decanting hose, which had no end cap fitted.

The liquid sprayed out of the 1,000-litre container under considerable force, splashing her in the face and upper body.