Incident date: 2017-07-04
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was making caustic soda from water solutions. The caustic reacted violently with hot water and caused chemical burns on the employee's right kneecap, lower thighs, right leg, and left leg. 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: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate