Incident date: 2019-01-24
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee had installed a flapper valve on a fresh water tank on a boiler. He was standing next to the pipe release valve when the valve turned on and potassium chloride sprayed into the employee's eyes causing chemical burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chlorine compounds, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate