Incident date: 2019-12-04
NAICS industry code: 484121

Two employees were troubleshooting the starter on a forklift in the maintenance area. While both employees were on opposite ends of the forklift, the second employee pulled the connection tube on the forklift tank. A flash fire occurred. The first employee suffered second degree burns to the face. The second employee suffered second degree burns to the hand/finger and a first degree burn to the forearm. Both were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: low