Incident date: 2024-08-09
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was pressure washing grease tanks using a steam-type pressure washer with a caustic additive. The cleaning chemicals splashed onto the employee, burning their hands and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents  unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate