Incident date: 2023-06-26
NAICS industry code: 325188

On June 26, 2023, an employee was looking under a caustic tank to determine whether the bolts on the flange would need to be cut off. The tank overflowed and sodium hydroxide solution contacted the employee, resulting in chemical burns to the employee's eyes, face, neck, shoulder, and right arm. The employee 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