Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was delivering propane to a tank when the pressure relief valve popped off due to pressure buildup and struck the employee. The liquid propane then sprayed the employee, who fell approximately 10 feet from the equipment to the decking floor. The employee sustained multiple contusions, lacerations, and first and second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate