Incident date: 2024-06-04
NAICS industry code: 325312

An employee was using a transfer hose to transport 98% sulfuric acid when the hose failed under pressure and the employee sustained chemical burns to their face, mouth, neck, and chest.

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: Head, neck, trunk
severity: moderate