Incident date: 2024-06-25
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was conducting maintenance on the community pool by adding chemicals including chlorine. When the employee opened the bucket containing the chemicals, the chemicals exploded upward toward the employee's face. The employee sustained first-degree burns to their face, arms, and right foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  first degree
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate