Incident date: 2019-08-28
NAICS industry code: 493190

Two employees were removing a flange blank from a pipeline when they were sprayed by a 50% sodium hydroxide caustic solution. They were hospitalized with third degree chemical burns to the eyes and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: low