Incident date: 2021-01-15
NAICS industry code: 532490

An employee was disconnecting a hose from a portable transfer pump when residual sulfuric acid sprayed out of the hose and contacted the employee, resulting in chemical burns to both legs from the thighs to below the knees that required hospitalization. Personal protective equipment was worn at the time of the incident.

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: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate