Incident date: 2015-08-22
NAICS industry code: 444110

An employee was dispensing propane from a main propane tank into a smaller tank. As he unscrewed the nozzle from the smaller tank, a burst of propane came out from the main tank and burned his hands and forearms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate