Incident date: 2021-03-06
NAICS industry code: 115112

An employee was using a posthole digger to clear dirt away from a propane vaporizer when the line disconnected, sending liquid propane into the air. The employee sustained propane burns to the nasal cavity, face, and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate