Incident date: 2018-06-20
NAICS industry code: 488320

On June 20, 2018, an employee was using a hose to transload caustic soda from a railcar to a truck when the hose became disconnected and the caustic soda splashed underneath the employee's face shield. The employee suffered burns to the eyes.

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: Eye(s)
severity: moderate