Incident date: 2020-10-07
NAICS industry code: 325611

An employee was transferring liquid soap from one storage tote to another storage tote. The hose had pressure built in the line and when the nozzle was turned on to allow for liquid release, the liquid forcefully exited the hose and struck the employee's eyes resulting in chemical burns to both eyes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Soap products
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate