Incident date: 2017-03-21
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was recovering a glass container from an autoclave when the hot phosphate buffer saline solution erupted from the autoclave and burned the employee's legs. Proper PPE was not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate