Incident date: 2021-01-20
NAICS industry code: 334519

An employee was cutting open a 55-gallon empty brake cleaner drum with a right angle grinder when sparks ignited residual flammable material in the drum, causing flash flames and second degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate