Incident date: 2017-10-20
NAICS industry code: 311520

While preparing to clean a mix tank, an employee bent down and tightened the clamp. The clamp snapped, shooting out a mixture of hot water and cleaning solution that contacted and caused first degree burns to the employee's face and both forearms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: First degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate