Incident date: 2020-01-23
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was transporting sulfuric acid in a plastic bucket when the bucket handle failed and the bucket tipped. The corrosive acid contacted the employee's legs, causing third degree chemical burns to the legs and feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sulfuric acid
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate