Small-scale (limited) fire · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Final narrative
An employee was prepping special effects spark pyrotechnics rigs for a movie set on a constructed rooftop set. The employee was removing pyrotechnics materials from the location before performing a "spark test." A stray spark from a second test area ignited the box of pyrotechnics the employee was carrying, causing the box to burn. The employee was hospitalized to treat possible second and third-degree burns to her hands and fingers, as well as first and second-degree burns to her neck and face.
HospitalizedHand(s) and finger(s)Pyrotechnics, fireworks
An employee was standing on a bag of bentonite clay composite when it ignited and the employee's pants leg caught on fire. The employee then went to remove a gasoline can from a dual-axle trailer and sustained burns to his arms, right hand, and the right side of his abdomen.
Two employees were working on an empty above-ground 2,500-barrel crude oil tank. Employee 1 was welding while employee 2 was watching. Employee 1 saw fire behind the welding smoke and notified employee 2. Before they could get off the tank, they both fell in the tank and sustained burns from the fire.
An employee was pressing pyrotechnic composition into pellets using a pressure tablet press. Upon pouring the composition into the small hopper, the composition ignited and produced a flash fire. The employee sustained bilateral burns to the hands and face.