Incident date: 2024-06-07
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was changing out old gaskets when hydrogen fluoride escaped from a line with residual pressure in the area and struck them in the face. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to their facial area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Hydrofluoric acid
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate