Incident date: 2019-09-08
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was attempting to dislodge a blockage from the transfer line. The steam was shut off, but pressure remained in the line. When the blockage was dislodged, hot resin (200 degrees Celsius) sprayed down into the drum and onto the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Resins
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate