Incident date: 2021-11-30
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was reaching for a fill cap to cover the fill port to a propane tank. After the employee disconnected the hose from the propane truck he was filling, his glove or shirt caught the shut-off valve, which opened up the liquid line. Liquid propane splashed on the employee's stomach, resulting in a chemical burn.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate