Incident date: 2019-10-01
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was walking down a catwalk. At the same time, an automated system was cleaning and removing aggregate from the drag conveyor of asphalt equipment by spraying diesel fuel onto the conveyor. As the cleaning was taking place, the vapors from the diesel fuel ignited, creating a flash fire. The employee was burned on his face, neck, and arms, requiring hospitalization.

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