Incident date: 2023-06-18
NAICS industry code: 311513

An employee was working at the calcium flow board when the gasket from the outflowing hydrogen sulfide tank failed. The resultant pressure pushed the sodium hydroxide solution 15 feet to where the employee was working. The chemical caused burns to 12% of the backside of the employee's lower legs.

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: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate