Incident date: 2019-03-01
NAICS industry code: 561720

On March 1, 2019, an employee was restarting a pressure washer after refueling it when the pressure washer caught on fire. The employee suffered burns to 20-22% of his body including the left arm and shoulder, the chest and upper back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Power washers
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate