Incident date: 2025-01-15
NAICS industry code: 111160

An employee was burning trash in a 55-gallon drum. When trash was added to the barrel, liquefied PVC (from a PVC pipe) splashed out of the barrel and burned the employee's face, neck, and hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Hot or molten materials  n.e.c..
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate