Incident date: 2025-07-28
NAICS industry code: 325193

An employee was removing contaminants from a low point drain on an ammonia line through a hose and into a container of water. A release of pressure from the end of the hose exposed the employee to anhydrous ammonia, resulting in chemical burns to his face, arm, and chest as well as ammonia inhalation. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure
code_source: title: Ammonia, ammonium compounds
code_nature: title: Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation)
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate