Incident date: 2020-02-19
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was pin spotting or installing rivets on panels. The panels were coated with an adhesive, and the tool used to rivet the panels caused a spark that ignited the adhesive. The resulting flames caused second degree burns to the employee's face, burned the employee's head and hair, and caused a possible respiratory tract injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Adhesives, glues, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate