Incident date: 2024-06-11
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was in the melamine unit underneath the urea head tank preparing the vessel for start up when, due to an instantaneous release of pressure, the top of the tank detached, spraying hot urea solution onto the employee's chest, arms, and abdomen that caused thermal burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Chemicals, hazardous materials  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate