Incident date: 2019-04-29
NAICS industry code: 115116

A nurse tank was being filled with anhydrous ammonia when a valve was opened. Ammonia was released, causing chemical burns to an employee's midsection.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate