Incident date: 2024-08-01
NAICS industry code: 424490

An employee was conducting sanitation services at the facility using a pressure sprayer. His pants became saturated with the cleaning chemical (a non-chlorinated caustic detergent) and water, and the liquids also got into his boots. The employee sustained chemical burns to his right foot and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact tissue
code_source: title: Disinfectants, detergents, soap products
code_nature: title: Chemical burns, corrosions  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate