Incident date: 2025-04-23
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was taking pictures of automotive wheels for sale. To get the numbers off the back off the wheel, he used brake cleaner to clean the wheel. The brake cleaner ignited while he was wiping and/or using a wire brush tool. He sustained burns to the face and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Cleaning and polishing agents  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate