Incident date: 2025-03-10
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was cleaning pans containing adhesive by pouring acetone into the pans. After soaking, the employee used a plastic spatula to scrape the paint from the pan. During scraping, a fire spontaneously started underneath the employee near the pan. The employee threw the container of acetone out of the way to avoid it catching on fire, and spilled acetone onto his clothing, causing the fire to spread. The employee suffered burns to both hands and the right calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Acetone
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate