Incident date: 2023-07-26
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee was preparing to clean a machine with a chemical. The employee primed the container to release gas from a pressure valve. The chemical sprayed onto the employee, causing chemical burns to the right side of their neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate