Incident date: 2022-08-14
NAICS industry code: 325620

At 2:56 p.m. on August 14, 2022, an employee was transferring a solution of sodium hydroxide and water into a bucket when it splashed onto the employee's right hand. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the back of the hand and the index finger.

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: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate