Incident date: 2015-02-04
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was inspecting an out-of-service water pipe.  The pipe had accumulated high alkaline water.  The employee received chemical burns to the feet, ankles, and calves.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Alkalies, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate