Incident date: 2016-03-20
NAICS industry code: 541420

An employee was cutting welds inside a coal pulverizer when coal dust fell from above and caused a flash fire. The employee suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns to the face, hand, and arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Coal, coal dust
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate