Incident date: 2017-11-22
NAICS industry code: 541380

On November 22, 2017, an employee was performing boiler blow-down water testing when he bumped a steam line ball valve that opened and soaked his right forearm. He suffered steam/chemical burns to his right forearm, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate