Incident date: 2019-07-24
NAICS industry code: 454319

While using a forklift to elevate a 500-gallon tote to put 400 gallons of diesel fuel into the fourth compartment of the fuel truck, an explosion occurred and the employee was burned on the face, arms, hands, left side of the body and left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate