Incident date: 2018-07-02
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee was removing an RTD sensor with a wrench when a release of hot, caustic water caused second-degree burns to the employee's chest, left arm, and hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Water
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate