Incident date: 2025-02-25
NAICS industry code: 326140

An employee was loading 1/16-inch polyethylene foam into an auger feed for recycling when a fire ignited at the feed from residual isobutane gas. The employee was hospitalized with first-, second-, and third-degree burns to their hands, head, and face. Flame-retardant personal protective equipment was not used.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire  unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate