Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/03
By: William Yen

Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) An electronics plant in Miaoli is being investigated in the wake of a recent chemical spill that resulted in the death of a Filipina worker, an official at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Tuesday.

The probe will examine the details of the accident and issues related to training and safety at the factory, where 29-year-old Deserie Castro Tagubasi suffered fatal burns on Aug. 28 when she accidentally dropped a small container of hydrofluoric acid that she was carrying.

The acid splattered her legs, causing burns that resulted in her death later in the day at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, where she had been transferred from a hospital Miaoli.

Hydrofluoric acid, which is used at the electronics plant to clean circuit boards, is highly corrosive and can cause death on contact with the skin.    [FULL  STORY]