Incident date: 2016-08-12
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was reorganizing a janitorial closet. The employee moved a 5-gallon container of floor stripper from a shelf. The cap was loose and the floor stripper spilled on the employee's chest, left arm, and left foot, causing chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.

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