Incident date: 2016-05-13
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee had connected sodium hypochlorite to the hydrochloric acid tank thinking it was acid. When the two mixed, gases formed and the employee was overcome by gas inhalation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Chlorine compounds, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate