Incident date: 2018-02-12
NAICS industry code: 721120

An employee was clearing a clog from a dishwasher by using his mouth to blow into the tube and swallowed some corrosive detergent. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the tongue and throat.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ingestion of harmful substance
code_source: title: Synthetic detergents and shampoos
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate