Incident date: 2018-07-17
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using acetone to clean dripping foam insulation from a basement wall when the pilot light flame of a hot water tank ignited the acetone fumes, causing first, second, and third degree burns to the employee's legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Acetone
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate