Incident date: 2015-11-12
NAICS industry code: 325311

An employee was walking by an applicator when the coupling blew off, spraying anhydrous ammonia that burned the employee's chest and eyes.

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: Head and trunk
severity: moderate