Incident date: 2022-05-24
NAICS industry code: 424910

An employee was preparing to move a 24-volt battery operated fertilizer diverter conveyor system and valve. He removed an electrical cord used to charge the internal battery charger for the two 12-volt batteries when an internal spark caused an explosion within the battery box. The employee sustained a broken left hand and lacerations to the forehead.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plowing, planting, and fertilizing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate