Incident date: 2019-10-20
NAICS industry code: 111332

An employee was retrieving a sample solution from a drain valve located near the bottom of the kettle when a hot chemical (caustic) solution spilled over the top of the kettle and burned the employee's back, left side, and leg/foot.

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