Incident date: 2023-08-14
NAICS industry code: 322130

An employee was unplugging a melt spout on a recovery boiler when an overpressure occurred in the dissolving tank and green liquor splashed on him. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to 40% of his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate