Incident date: 2023-10-06
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was transferring an alkaline cleaning chemical from a bulk container into 1-gallon containers. The employee lifted a gallon container by its label tag. The tag broke causing the container to fall approximately 14-18 inches. The container struck the ground and the contents splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns to their eyes.

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: Eye(s)
severity: moderate