Incident date: 2017-12-21
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee filled a ton container with chlorine and attempted to unhook the fill line. The container valve was not shut at the time. He was able to quickly close it and prevent a release, but he breathed in chlorine vapors and suffered lung irritation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Chlorine, chlorine bleach
code_nature: title: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate