Incident date: 2015-08-31
NAICS industry code: 325211

On the ground level of the methyl acrylic acid (MAS) unit, an expansion joint became over-pressurized and exploded.  An employee in the area came in contact with MAS. One employee received chemical burns on his face, left arm, left mid-back, and left shoulder and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Acids, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate