Incident date: 2016-07-13
NAICS industry code: 562211

An employee was operating a trackhoe where acid waste was undergoing treatment in a stabilization tank. The operator became unconscious after being exposed to hydrogen sulfide generated from the stabilization tank.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Hydrogen sulfide
code_nature: title: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate