Incident date: 2025-07-14
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was performing a maintenance test of a hydraulic component (case drain overheat switch) that involved disconnecting the hose/switch. Hydraulic fluid began leaking and the employee went to reconnect the hose/switch but fire-resistant hydraulic fluid sprayed the employee's face, eyes, and mouth. The employee ingested some of the hydraulic fluid.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure
code_source: title: Lubricating fluids
code_nature: title: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate