Incident date: 2023-08-28
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was performing plumbing services at a residential home when they were splashed in the eyes by an alkaline drain clog remover. The employee sustained chemical burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate