Incident date: 2021-03-03
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was using denatured alcohol to remove glue from a vehicle. The employee lit a small amount of the alcohol on fire, which ignited the vapor from the alcohol bottle and caused the bottle to explode. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on his upper left torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Alcohols, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate