Incident date: 2022-12-02
NAICS industry code: 423140

On December 2, 2022, an employee was changing the propane tank on a forklift. As he connected the hose to the forklift, he was sprayed with propane between his thumb and index finger. He suffered freezing burns to the thumb, index finger, and hand and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate