Incident date: 2025-05-13
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was doing brazing work on a copper line, part of a commercial refrigeration unit that was charged with propane. A blockage in one of the tubes resulted in a flame blowback. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the left side of the face and neck area. They were hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate