Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was performing a clean-in-place process using pressurized 2% caustic solution when the hose connection broke, spraying the employee and causing a 2nd degree burn to the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate