Incident date: 2022-05-10
NAICS industry code: 115116

An employee was attempting to seal a leak at the strainer plug located on a pressurized anhydrous ammonia toolbar. The employee was tightening a plug on the strainer using a wrench when the plug failed and a burst of anhydrous ammonia hit the employee in the face and torso. The employee suffered chemical burns to the eyes and mouth as well as the left side of their head, neck, and shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate