Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was transferring wax from a storage tank into a tanker truck. The employee opened a valve that was under pressure and a fire occurred. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the face and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate