Incident date: 2019-07-24
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was heating tar with a propane torch. Tar and fire blew out of the tank when the valve came off. The employee suffered burns to the arms, legs and body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate