Incident date: 2023-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was troubleshooting a device while utilizing supplied breathing air and with the tank hatch open. As the employee unscrewed the cap to review the device status, a flash fire occurred at the top of the tank. While navigating to the staircase to exit the tank, the employee sustained second-degree burns to the left hand and forearm as well as burns to right hand, right arm, neck, and ear.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate