Incident date: 2016-09-14
NAICS industry code: 311712

On 9/14/16, an employee was transferring cleaning chemical from a 55-gallon drum into a larger tote when the chemical transfer pump blew a hose off the hose bar and sprayed chemicals on the employee's face, arms, and torso. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate