Incident date: 2024-03-01
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was transferring a chemical from a larger tote through a pumping system into a drum. When the chemical (a catalyst instead of the intended binder chemical) was pumped into the drum, a chemical reaction occurred and the barrel combusted. The employee suffered first-degree chemical burns to the face and second-degree chemical burns to the left forearm, back, and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosions and fires  unspecified
code_source: title: Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  second degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate