Incident date: 2022-03-09
NAICS industry code: 423130

An employee was about to fuel a forklift at a propane fill station. When she tried to attach the fill nozzle to the tank, propane started leaking from the connection, then ignited in a flash fire. She suffered burns to the backs of the her legs and her lower back.

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