Incident date: 2016-10-09
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was checking the water level in a fire system battery when an explosion occurred. The battery acid entered his eyes and pieces of the battery case lacerated his face. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Batteries other than automotive
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate