Incident date: 2023-08-10
NAICS industry code: 112112

An employee was unloading a railcar. As he was venting the railcar by loosening the manway bolts, a fireball was created that engulfed the employee and burned his face, torso, arms, and legs above the knee. The employee also sustained lung damage from smoke inhalation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Rail vehicle, unspecified
code_nature: title: Burns and smoke inhalation
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate