Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon Institute, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15213
on , Second degree chemical burns and corrosions, affecting the head and neck.
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Final narrative
An employee had just opened an autoclave when a bottle of 5% hydrochloric acid and water pressurized and splashed hot acid on her face and neck, causing second-degree burns. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHead and neckHydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
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