Incident date: 2025-01-14
NAICS industry code: 423990

An employee was performing a dip test on a vehicle's radiator fluid. He waited 30 minutes for the vehicle to cool and then performed a quarter-turn of the radiator cap. The cap flew off and radiator fluid sprayed on his left hand and forearm, resulting in second-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Antifreeze
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate