Incident date: 2023-09-02
NAICS industry code: 423920

An employee was setting up the electrical parts for a fireworks display. They were inserting an e-match when it generated friction with something else. A 3-inch firework shell ignited, injuring the employee's hand and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pyrotechnics, fireworks
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate