Incident date: 2016-05-07
NAICS industry code: 722212

An employee ingested degreaser that was placed in a cup and handed to him for cleaning the grill. The employee's esophagus was burned and the employee underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ingestion of harmful substance
code_source: title: Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate