Incident date: 2017-03-16
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was de-pressuring a vessel. After a pressure check with nitrogen, the employee was exposed to a small amount of chlorine released from the vent. The employee was admitted to the hospital for chlorine inhalation.

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