Safety Flash
LTI: Severe burn from short circuited Li-Ion battery
LTI: Severe burn from short circuited Li-Ion battery
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 28/18
- Electrical SafetyExplosionHot Work and Fire
- Electrical safetyExplosionFire
- Emergency responseSafety communication
Summary
A crew member sustained severe burns after a loose lithium-ion vaporiser battery short-circuited with keys in his pocket, triggering thermal runaway and fire. The precise initiating mechanism remained inconclusive. The flash describes medical treatment, a prohibition on carrying loose batteries at work, and recommendations for information on charging, handling and storage.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
Loose keys short-circuited a lithium-ion battery in a pocket, triggering thermal runaway, fire and severe burns.
IMCA SF 28/18. Themes: electrical safety, explosion, hot work and fire.