Incident date: 2016-08-08
NAICS industry code: 423860

An employee offloaded tertiary butyl catechol (corrosive) from a cargo tank to a facility tank. Upon completion of the transfer, the employee began disconnecting hoses. He had difficulty with one of the connections and when the hose disconnected, hot product contacted the employee's left arm and leg, causing a third degree burn.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate