Incident date: 2018-04-10
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee had cleaned drill pipe threads with rags containing chemical cleaner and then threw the rags into the back of a work truck. Exhaust from a generator inside the truck ignited the rags. The employee grabbed the rags and his coveralls caught fire. He received burns to his hands, stomach, thighs, and lower legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Clothing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate