Incident date: 2019-12-16
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was in the process of unloading a rail car. While he was disconnecting a product line hose containing sulfuric acid, residual pressure on the unloading line caused the sulfuric acid to expel and contact the right side of his face, right arm, and waist, causing second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sulfuric acid
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate