Incident date: 2020-08-17
NAICS industry code: 221112

An employee was operating a caustic flush and adding potassium hydroxide to water when the solution splashed him, causing chemical burns to his arm, face, and head. He was hospitalized.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate