Incident date: 2024-08-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

Three employees were on a boom lift to assess storm damage on a roof. When they got up about 10 feet, they encountered two vent pipes for a boiler. It started burning the lift operator and the two other employees ducked below the pipes. The lift operator was hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Other smoke, fire gases
code_nature: title: Burns and toxic effects (including smoke inhalation)
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate