Incident date: 2022-06-24
NAICS industry code: 541330

A gas-powered generator caught fire in the back of a truck. An employee reached onto the trailer to remove the generator, and the generator tipped and created a fireball. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to both hands, both arms, and the backs of his legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Generators
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate