Incident date: 2022-11-17
NAICS industry code: 325611

An employee was cleaning the hold containment kit area when he was exposed to a liquid, possibly sodium hydroxide. The employee sustained chemical burns to the right knee and shin and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate