Incident date: 2017-05-20
NAICS industry code: 333318

An employee was using a hose to transfer acid from a truck tank to a storage tank when the hose became dislodged from the tank, spraying acid compound on the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the chest, arms, and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Acids, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate