Incident date: 2017-08-04
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was mixing caustic soda in a mixing barrel when it reacted and splashed on him, causing chemical burns to his right and left wrists, left bicep, and both knees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate