Incident date: 2021-04-27
NAICS industry code: 325212

An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck 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: Head and neck
severity: moderate