Incident date: 2015-05-03
NAICS industry code: 722310

An employee in the hot food processing area had an aerosol can of cooking spray (an industrial size can of "Pam") that was placed next to a burner.  Approximately 1 to 1/2 hours later, the aerosol can exploded and ignited into a fire ball. The employee received first and second degree burns on the hands and neck, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate