Incident date: 2015-04-06
NAICS industry code: 311999

The microphone/cord of a radio became entangled in a hose feeding Peroxyacetic Acid to a flume operation. When the employee stood up, the mic pulled the hose from the operation; his face and neck were sprayed with acid.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Acids, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate