Incident date: 2019-11-15
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee had just opened an autoclave when a bottle of 5% hydrochloric acid and water pressurized and splashed hot acid on her face and neck, causing second-degree burns. She was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate