Incident date: 2022-07-06
NAICS industry code: 325510

An employee was loading xylene and fumed silica powder into a vessel when the vapor ignited, causing a flashback fire. The employee was burned on his face and both hands. He was hospitalized.

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