Incident date: 2016-03-29
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was transporting a sample container containing phenol from a microwave to a lab fume hood. The septum on the cap of the container unexpectedly burst, spraying a mist of the content into the employee's face and causing first degree facial burns. The employee's eyes were protected at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Phenol
code_nature: title: First degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate