Incident date: 2020-01-22
NAICS industry code: 331492

An employee was performing a final sugar addition to a heated solution of caustic, silver nitrate water when a portion of the mixture ejected from the lid of the 100-gallon reaction vessel and contacted the employee's body. The employee suffered second and third degree chemical burns to the face, arm, back, and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate