Incident date: 2015-01-06
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee sustained battery acid burns to the face while attempting to start an air compressor on the back of a service vehicle by boosting the battery with jumper cables.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sulfuric acid
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate