Incident date: 2024-05-24
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was hooking up a pipe to unload product when a chemical reaction occurred and they were exposed to chlorine gas. The employee sustained chemical burns to the nasal cavity, throat and lungs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals and hazardous materials
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate