Incident date: 2022-05-12
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was preparing to conduct welding on a propane tank. The employee was lighting a torch when a flash fire occurred due to propane fumes coming from the tank. The employee sustained burns to the face, chest, stomach, and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate