Incident date: 2024-03-08
NAICS industry code: 322121

A pulp mill employee was working around a fiber line. While connecting or disconnecting a hose between pipes, the employee came into contact with hot black liquor (sodium hydroxide). The employee suffered first-degree burns to the torso area and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  first degree
code_body: title: Trunk  unspecified
severity: moderate