Incident date: 2024-05-28
NAICS industry code: 212393

On May 28, 2024, an employee was pouring zirconium into a hopper. The zirconium caught on fire and the employee's shirt also caught on fire. The employee jumped down the stairs of the platform to escape the fire and sustained a broken left ankle. The employee also sustained second degree burns to their back and upper arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire  small-scale, limited
code_source: title: Flammable solids  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate