Incident date: 2020-02-01
NAICS industry code: 484121

On February 1, 2020, a maintenance employee was using a de-greaser containing de-natured alcohol to re-ignite a charcoal grill when the de-greaser caught on fire and flashed/exploded. The employee suffered burns to his arm and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate