Incident date: 2022-05-15
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was connecting testing equipment to an underground propane storage tank's regulator. Liquid propane sprayed from the tank's relief valve onto the employee's face and neck. He suffered cryogenic burns to the face, neck, and mouth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate