Incident date: 2018-07-23
NAICS industry code: 312140

An employee was carrying a pitcher with a heavy-duty caustic liquid cleaner (containing 50% sodium hydroxide) to a large drum. The liquid spilled onto his legs, causing third-degree chemical burns to his ankles/shins. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate