Incident date: 2024-04-13
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was mixing up a batch of product when an enhanced reaction occurred that created a wax byproduct. The wax spilled out of the tank and contacted the employee's arm and ribcage, resulting in second-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Wax
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate