Incident date: 2021-11-16
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was using a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering fire on a truck tailgate. The employee inhaled some of the smoke and fire extinguisher powder, suffered respiratory distress, and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate