Incident date: 2018-10-08
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was performing a calibration to test sulfur content in butane. The valve was stuck so he used a wrench and butane sprayed out and ignited in the lab. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to his arms and face and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate