Incident date: 2022-06-15
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee lit a cigarette lighter to check the volume of chemical in an ISO tank. The flame ignited the remaining vapors in the ISO tank causing a flash fire. The employee suffered second degree burns on the face and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate