Incident date: 2016-10-19
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was preparing a pipe flange for paint when the pipe ruptured causing a release of trichlorosilane. The employee sustained chemical burns to the left hand, forearm and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate