Incident date: 2017-11-16
NAICS industry code: 562211

An employee was attempting to remove the valve from a fire extinguisher that he thought was empty in the waste processing cell. The fire extinguisher still had pressure, which caused it to launch across the floor and hit another employee's chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Fire extinguishers
code_nature: title: Edema (including dropsy)
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate