Incident date: 2018-07-31
NAICS industry code: 322130

An employee was in a break room when a spare lithium ion flashlight battery in his pocket reacted with spare change and ignited. He suffered burns to his left thigh, both hands, and his fingers. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Batteries other than automotive
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate