Incident date: 2021-03-11
NAICS industry code: 452910

An employee had just exchanged the propane tank on his forklift. After he began driving the forklift, he noticed a propane fuel smell. He stopped the forklift, stepped off, and proceeded to tighten the coupler with his hands, resulting in second degree burns that required hospitalization.

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