Incident date: 2024-09-30
NAICS industry code: 236220

On September 30, 2024, at 5:00 PM, an employee was hospitalized for difficulty breathing after they were exposed to hydrochloric (HCl) acid after a vessel 60 yards away from where they were working released HCl gas.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Hydrochloric acid
code_nature: title: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate