Incident date: 2019-11-06
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was removing rust from the interior of a 60-70 gallon diesel fuel tank using a portable electric tool. The flammable vapors ignited and a flash fire occurred inside the tank. The employee suffered burns to the left hand, arm and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire or explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate