Incident date: 2019-06-19
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was disconnecting a hose when the employee lost control of the hose. The hose ripped the employee's personal protective suit, and the chemical that was coming out of the hose contacted the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to the lower body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Aromatics and hydrocarbon derivatives, except halogenated, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple pelvic region locations
severity: moderate