Incident date: 2022-10-14
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was repairing an air line leak near a wastewater treatment tank when he contacted a damaged sulfuric acid line, which sprayed his arms and torso. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to his arms and torso.

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: moderate