Incident date: 2024-03-29
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was curing fiberglass resin with a heat gun. Acetone from an earlier application ignited in the heat; in the resulting fire, the employee suffered first-degree burns to the face, hands, and legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire  unspecified
code_source: title: Acetone
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  first degree
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate