Incident date: 2018-10-31
NAICS industry code: 326130

An employee was investigating smoke coming from a 55-gallon drum of resin sitting on a heated rack. After investigating the smoke, he began walking away from the drum; it ignited, producing a ball of fire. He suffered second- or third-degree burns to the right side of his face, back, arm, and knee area. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Resins
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate