Incident date: 2018-02-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a spray wand connected to a hot water pressure washer to open up a frozen produce water tank. The produce water vented hydrocarbon vapors near the hot water pressure washer causing a fire. Two employees received second and third degree burns to the face, neck and hands.

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