Incident date: 2023-05-11
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was clearing a plug from a centrifuge grease pump using steam. The steam heated the grease and caused it to overflow from the tank and spill over onto the employee, resulting in burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate