Police investigate death inside a company in Patrocínio Paulista, SP Worker Igor Felipe Galvão, aged 29, died on Monday (6) after being hospitalized for almost two weeks with burns caused by a work accident at a dairy plant in Patrocínio Paulista (SP). According to the Civil Police, the accident happened on June 24, while a pipe was being cleaned at the company. Igor was hit by sodium hydroxide, a product known as caustic soda, and suffered burns on 70% of his body, according to delegate Eduardo Lopes Bonfim, responsible for the case. Igor was initially taken to Santa Casa de Patrocínio Paulista and then transferred to Santa Casa de Franca (SP), where he remained hospitalized in serious condition. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Igor Felipe died after an accident with caustic soda in Patrocínio Paulista, SP Disclosure/Social Media According to the police report, he was admitted to the hospital in Franca at around 8pm on the day of the accident, intubated and awaiting a place in the ICU. The Civil Police opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident and is awaiting the conclusion of expert reports. The company was contacted by g1 after the worker's death, but did not respond to calls or emails until the last update of this report. In a note sent on June 26, before Igor's death, Usina de Laticínios Jussara reported that the emergency protocol was activated immediately, that the worker was rescued and that the priority was to provide medical assistance and support family members. The company also said that it launched an internal investigation to determine the causes of the accident. What the investigation says According to delegate Eduardo Lopes Bonfim, Igor was cleaning a pipe, a procedure that was carried out daily, when the chemical returned through the equipment and hit the worker. "Unfortunately, the reason is not yet known. As soon as he threw the chemical product, the chemical product returned and ended up, due to the high temperature of the product itself, causing burns to 70% of his body", he stated. Also according to the delegate, the police will listen to employees and those responsible for the sector to understand if there was a failure in the procedure and why it occurred. The investigation must also ask the company for the results of the internal investigation opened after the accident. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region