Incident date: 2019-11-23
NAICS industry code: 488210

An employee was transferring sodium hydroxide solution from a bulk liquid tank. An external valve failed and the solution sprayed onto the employee, causing a chemical burn.

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: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate