Incident date: 2017-04-25
NAICS industry code: 324110

Employees were depressurizing a level bridle when the hose between the bridle and the flare system broke releasing hydrofluoric acid (HF). The two employees were exposed to the chemical vapor resulting in injury to their eyes, facial skin and lungs. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: low