Incident date: 2019-12-31
NAICS industry code: 311511

On December 31, 2019, an employee was sprayed with hot water/caustic solution when a pipe cap clamp loosened, spraying his back with the cleaning solution in a tank. He sustained first and second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate