Incident date: 2018-12-06
NAICS industry code: 237110

Employees were purging an epoxy supply hose with MEK (paint thinner) inside an unventilated 4-wheel tow trailer. A torpedo heater in was in use at the time and ignited the MEK. Two employees received burns to the hands and face. A third employee inside the tow trailer was uninjured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Paint removers, thinners
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate