Incident date: 2021-02-19
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was disconnecting a liquid transfer hose from a transport tank and noticed a leak from the valve at the end of the hose. As he checked the valve and rotated the valve handle, the mechanical stop tab broke, causing liquid propane to be released. The employee sustained burns to the abdomen, right knee, and right elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with cold objects or substances
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Other burns, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate