Incident date: 2015-03-04
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was exposed to steam that contained sodium sulfate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, and potassium hydroxide while working on an HVAC system in the basement/mechanical room of the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
code_source: title: Multiple alkalies
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate