Incident date: 2021-11-24
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was disconnecting a hose from a storage tank when he was splashed with a 50% caustic acid solution. The employee sustained chemical burns to his left eye area, lips, under his chin, and his torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Acids, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate