Incident date: 2022-08-10
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was filling a forklift propane cylinder when the nozzle disconnected from the cylinder and released propane vapor. The vapor ignited, and the employee's ears, neck, and upper extremities were burned in the flash fire.

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