Incident date: 2017-03-29
NAICS industry code: 327993

An employee was preparing an IBC container for recycling when the ethanol that was in the container ignited and burned the employee's arms, chest, and legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Ethanol
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate