Incident date: 2019-11-18
NAICS industry code: 424610

An employee was opening a ball valve when a mechanical failure occurred and the employee was sprayed with a chemical solution resulting in chemical burns to the hands and face.

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