Incident date: 2020-10-03
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was operating a buffer inside the electrical room to buff paint thinner onto the floor. The resulting vapor found an ignition source and an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to 43% of his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Paint removers, thinners
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate