Incident date: 2016-08-30
NAICS industry code: 334516

An employee was removing a chemical mixture from a cooler. A chemical reaction occurred and the employee was sprayed in the face with nitric acid.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Nitric acid
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate