Incident date: 2022-10-03
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was calibrating a mixer. Two chemicals (a furan no-bake resin and an acid catalyst) were mixed in a bucket, reacted, and splashed onto the employee's face and down his arms. The employee suffered chemical burns to the face and arms. Personal protective equipment was not being worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate