Incident date: 2018-01-19
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee had put caustic soda in a container. The lid did not thread properly, and when the employee moved the container, it spilled on his face and arm. He suffered first and second degree burns on his arm and potential eye damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate