Incident date: 2025-05-18
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee opened a valve to connect lines in order to transfer anhydrous ammonia vapor from one tank to another when a vapor release occurred. The vapor contacted the employee's right arm and the right side of their face, resulting in burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Ammonia, ammonium compounds
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate