Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 325199

An employee was performing maintenance on a process instrument when a leak of tin tetrachloride occurred roughly 4 feet below where he was standing as a result of a blown gasket. The employee was exposed to vapors from the leak and suffered respiratory distress.

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