Incident date: 2024-04-23
NAICS industry code: 541611

An employee was detecting the lower explosive limit (LEL) and initiated a shutdown of the loading rack, stopping the flow to the rail car. The employee's personal four-gas monitor began to alarm for LEL and he evacuated north toward the end of the loading rack. The employee had difficulty catching his breath and had a rapid heart rate after he evacuated the area. The employee was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Running, without other incident
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Ischemic heart disease  n.e.c.
code_body: title: Heart
severity: moderate