Incident date: 2016-02-21
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was handling a conveyor belt that was soaking in a tank of chlorine and water. The chlorine liquid splashed on the employee's legs, soaking his pants. He suffered chemical burns on both legs and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chlorine, chlorine bleach
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate