Incident date: 2018-12-18
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was about to exterminate bugs in an oil well using acrolein. The chemical sprayed out of a valve, striking the employee in the midsection and causing chemical burns to his chest. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Aldehydes, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate