Incident date: 2019-07-31
NAICS industry code: 488330

An employee was washing a tank barge that contained a caustic product. The product splashed on his upper left arm, then spread to his waist and lower extremities, causing second- and third-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate