Incident date: 2019-10-07
NAICS industry code: 312111

On 10/07/2019, at approximately 17:45, an employee was filling a propane tank inside a scrubber when a static ignition source was created and ignited the propane vapors in the area, causing a flash fire. The employee received burns to the left arm and both legs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate