Incident date: 2020-09-07
NAICS industry code: 611310

A graduate student was performing an experiment under a fume hood. Fumes from the acetone and the ether the student was using ignited and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the torso and hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate