Incident date: 2023-01-25
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was emptying trash into a dumpster when caustic soda that was in a container splashed in his face. The employee sustained chemical burns to his lip, tongue, and face.

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: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate