Incident date: 2022-08-29
NAICS industry code: 331513

An employee was removing a dozer pump and motor. As the employee was removing the bolts, the employee's hip contacted the drain line, which broke and released hydrofluoric acid. The acid burned the employee's right calf where the chemical suit had ridden up.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate