Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was disconnecting a chemical-unloading hose from a tank trailer after unloading caustic soda consisting of 50 percent sodium hydroxide. The product spilled from the hose and contacted the employee's hands, face, and eyes, resulting in caustic burns that required hospitalization.

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