Incident date: 2024-06-19
NAICS industry code: 531120

An employee was preparing to burn a brush pile. When they lit the fire with a lighter, the gasoline vapors ignited catching the employee on fire and causing burns to multiple body parts. The employee suffered second-degree burns on 19% of his body including his arms, hand, leg, back, neck and shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Petroleum-based fuels
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate