Incident date: 2023-04-10
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was pouring bags of an acid into a vessel when a static discharge occurred. Flammable vapors in the tank ignited and flames came out of the top of the tank. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their hands and wrists.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Acids, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate