Boy falls through factory ceiling.A YOUNG boy is in a stable condition in hospital after plunging through the roof of a derelict building into a vat of caustic soda caustic soda: see sodium hydroxide. caustic soda Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), an inorganic compound. The alkalies called caustic soda and caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) are very important industrial chemicals, with uses in the manufacture of , police said. The nine-year-old was playing football with friends on a car park in Rawmarsh, Rotherham, when he went to retrieve the ball from the roof of a disused workshop. He was climbing to reach the ball when the roof of the building gave way and the boy crashed through to the ground below landing in a tank containing a chemical once used to strip furniture. The youngster has been transferred to the burns unit at Sheffield Children's Hospital Sheffield Children's Hospital, part of and the headquarters of the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a purpose-built children's hospital. It provides the A&E service for all minors in Sheffield and some further afield. . Caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide, chemical compound, NaOH, a white crystalline substance that readily absorbs carbon dioxide and moisture from the air. It is very soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerin. It is a caustic and a strong base (see acids and bases). , can cause severe burns, scarring and blindness. The accident happened at around 5.45pm on Tuesday and is now being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.. |
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