Incident date: 2022-06-10
NAICS industry code: 325181

On June 10, 2022, an employee was loosening a bolt to change out a polish filter. Hot water with dissolved sodium carbonate sprayed out of the filter and splashed the employee resulting in second degree burns on the right side of their torso and upper right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Alkalies, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate