Incident date: 2019-03-21
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was flushing a transloading hose with cresylic acid into an intermediate bulk container. The hose slipped out of the tote and splashed residual product on the employee's face, causing burns to his face and eyes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate