Incident date: 2017-06-10
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was using a chainsaw to remove trees during a fire when the fuel cap came off the chainsaw. Fuel spilled onto the employee and ignited, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's thighs and buttocks.

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