Incident date: 2015-10-01
NAICS industry code: 325193

An employee was washing down sodium hydroxide that was leaking off a pump. During the washing process, caustic material soaked into the employee's steel toe boots through the laces, causing second and third degree burns to the tops of the employee's feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: moderate