Incident date: 2025-07-31
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was fueling a gasoline-powered pressure washer with a safety fuel can. During the transfer the fuel ignited, causing a fire. The employee sustained burns to his nose, and his right hand and forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Petroleum-based fuels
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate