Incident date: 2018-11-17
NAICS industry code: 213112

On 11/17/2018, at 4:00 AM, an employee was working in an enclosed trailer at a customer's location, preparing down-hole tools using a break wash chemical. He was in close proximity to a space heater that ignited the fumes from the chemical. This caused second degree burns to the employee's face, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate