Incident date: 2023-01-23
NAICS industry code: 221118

On January 23, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a generator in the generator room. As the employee was leaving the area, gas emitting from the generator was ignited by a diesel powered heater. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the back, face, and hands. The valves were not locked out or tagged out at the time.

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