Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 524210

An employee was pouring a small quantity of heptane into a 1' x 1' pan to conduct a fire test in the laboratory. When the heptane was poured into the pan, it flashed and burned the employee's right hand and left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate