Incident date: 2021-03-25
NAICS industry code: 325199

A fire occurred at the initiator tanks area within the facility when a small amount of organic peroxide slowly leaked by a gate valve into the main header flush line over a two-day period. The peroxide sat in the flush line and slowly decomposed as it warmed up. A production operator had been walking by the initiator tanks area when the fire broke out. He suffered burns to his back and lower body and was hospitalized.

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