Incident date: 2019-08-13
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was pre-mixing 18 pounds of xanthan gum with 15 gallons of isopropanol alcohol. Sparks from a drill ignited isopropanol fumes in the kettle and created a flash fire, which burned the employee's hand and nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Alcohols, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate