Incident date: 2023-07-08
NAICS industry code: 322220

An employee was adding process chemicals to a process vessel. As the employee opened the valve on a dip tube to transfer material to the process vessel, they were splashed with a caustic sodium methylate solution, resulting in first-degree chemical burns to their left arm, torso, and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Alkalies, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: First degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate