Incident date: 2022-02-08
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was preparing 1000-pound tank for painting. When a valve was removed it released propane into the shop environment where ignition sources started a fire that burned down the shop. The employee sustained burns to their hands and face.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate