Incident date: 2019-06-04
NAICS industry code: 562111

On June 4, 2019, an employee was working on a residential garbage route. As he was cycling the hopper's blade to make room for more garbage, a chemical splashed onto his upper limbs and abdomen, causing second-degree burns. He was hospitalized.

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: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate