Incident date: 2023-06-08
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was removing a hose from a tank car containing hot wax. Wax spilled onto the employee's forearms causing burns that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate