Incident date: 2017-11-17
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was observing a yard horse after replenishing hydraulic fluid to the lift mechanism when overpressure in the fluid reservoir caused a hot fluid spill. The fluid contacted the employee, causing thermal skin burns to the face and abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate