Incident date: 2024-06-27
NAICS industry code: 813312

An employee was operating a UTV on a ranch with a co-worker conducting soil samples. The employees were diagnosing a problem within the engine compartment of the UTV and noticed that a fuel line had melted near a connection. Upon starting the engine, pressure threw the hose from the connector, spraying gasoline onto the machine and the employee. The gasoline contacted a hot surface on the machine and ignited. The employee suffered burns to multiple body parts and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  unspecified
severity: moderate