Incident date: 2018-06-27
NAICS industry code: 561210

A pool technician was adding water to chlorine shock powder and sustained chemical burns to the face, arms, back, and legs when chlorine foam erupted from the container. The employee was hospitalized.

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