Incident date: 2016-07-11
NAICS industry code: 325188

Employee 1 was disconnecting a pressurized hose used to offload sulfuric acid from a rail tank car into a storage tank when he was sprayed with sulfuric acid.  Employee 2 tried to help Employee 1 and was also sprayed with sulfuric acid.  Employee 1 was hospitalized for treatment of burns to the arms, face, and chest.  Employee 2 was hospitalized for treatment of burns to the arms.

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