Incident date: 2019-01-11
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee poured chlorine (thinking it was water) inside a pump sprayer that had an acidic cleaner inside, creating a noxious fume that caused the sprayer to explode. The chemical mixture spilled onto the employee's left leg and foot, causing chemical burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate