Incident date: 2024-02-24
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was walking in the cupola area when he slipped and fell in a mixture of lime and water that was on the ground due to a earlier leak from the dam. The exposure to the caustic chemical caused burns to both of the employee' s legs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate