Incident date: 2022-06-08
NAICS industry code: 332811

On June 8, 2022, an employee was packing titanium powder into a 55-gallon drum contained in an aluminum dumper. The employee used their hands to grasp the trays and dump them into the drum.  The powder dumping process creates a dust plume. The dust plume ignited, possibly due to static charge. A flash fire occurred and the employee suffered burns on the top of both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metallic particulates, trace elements, dusts, powders, fumes, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate