Incident date: 2023-07-12
NAICS industry code: 336212

An employee was in a wash bay using an alkaline chemical cleaner to clean truck beds. The employee began experiencing lip numbness and facial and eye redness. The employee also experienced breathing difficulties, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate