Incident date: 2022-01-04
NAICS industry code: 322110

An employee was unloading 50 percent caustic soda from a trailer. When he disconnected the 2.5-inch discharge hose, the product began to spray from the trailer's discharge piping and splashed inside his face shield, causing chemical burns to the side of his face, eyes, and lips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate