Incident date: 2018-01-12
NAICS industry code: 562119

A temporary employee went on a scissor lift to investigate smoke that was coming from the grinder. As the employee attempted to put out smoking rubber embers a flash fire occurred catching his clothes on fire. He suffered burns to on the hand, lower arms, back and face. The employee also fractured a foot when he jumped from the scissor lift.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate