Incident date: 2023-10-25
NAICS industry code: 324121

Two employees were removing residual hot mix asphalt with a torch inside a silo before mixing a new batch of asphalt. The asphalt became hot enough to ignite fumes inside the silo, which resulted in a flash fire. Both employees sustained burns to their hands, arms, and face.

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