Incident date: 2025-08-07
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was walking between two tanks when he stepped into a sump pit that was missing its metal grate. His leg was submerged in sulfuric acid, and he suffered chemical burns to the lower part of his right foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Sulfuric acid
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate