Incident date: 2017-01-13
NAICS industry code: 325188

An employee was adjusting a needle valve on the flow indicating rotameter. The needle valve disengaged from the rotameter and caustic solution was sprayed in the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate