Incident date: 2015-08-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was performing maintenance on a compressor unit. The compressor unit inside the building was shut off. The employee went to restart the compressor and a flash fire occurred. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the hands, face, and arms, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate