Incident date: 2022-09-12
NAICS industry code: 238990

Two employees were outside a drum, vacuuming out leftover desiccant through a 6-inch window. A flash fire occurred and the employees sustained first and second-degree burns to the face, abdomen, arms, chest, fingers, and wrists from ethylene, propylene, and hydrogen. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low