Incident date: 2016-12-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was replacing a valve on a vacuum tank and was attempting to remove two bolts using an air grinder. As he started grinding the first bolt, a flash explosion occurred. He suffered a cut on his head; received third degree burns to his hands, forearms, and stomach; and fractured his left leg. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate