Incident date: 2017-03-02
NAICS industry code: 238220

Employees were in the process of connecting gas to a fire pit. The gas accumulated underneath the access door where the injured employee was monitoring it. A flash fire occurred and the injured employee sustained first degree burns to the face and second degree burns to the left elbow. He was admitted to the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate