Incident date: 2023-08-15
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was transferring glacial acrylic acid when he noticed a small leak originating at the connection between the feeding vessel and transfer hose. When the employee disconnected the transfer hose to troubleshoot the small leak, residual product in the hose splashed onto the employee. He sustained burns to the face and forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Acids, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate