Incident date: 2024-07-24
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was diagnosing a car that wouldn't start. They sprayed starter fluid into the engine intake and another employee started the car while the hood was up. The car backfired and fire came through an open engine valve, burning the employee's face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Automobile
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate