Incident date: 2020-05-23
NAICS industry code: 312111

While conducting a taste test, an employee mistakenly grabbed a sample cup that contained sodium hydroxide, incurring chemical burns to the mouth and lip. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ingestion of harmful substance
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple mouth locations
severity: moderate