Incident date: 2017-05-09
NAICS industry code: 541720

An employee was using a chemical cleaner to clear a restroom drain when he began coughing and having trouble breathing. He was hospitalized with a burned esophagus and lungs and respiratory distress.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Drain and oven cleaners
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate