Incident date: 2015-12-11
NAICS industry code: 311511

A maintenance technician was preparing to work on a maturation tank valve. When he opened the valve a caustic chemical splashed him in the face.  The employee suffered burns to his eyes and the left side of his face and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate