Incident date: 2023-05-05
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was transferring a batch of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide into a holding tank using an air pump to pressurize the tank. After the transfer, the pressurized line/pump doused the employee with the chemicals, resulting in burns to the eyes, mouth, and abdomen.

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: Head and trunk
severity: moderate