Incident date: 2019-08-06
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using an electric jackhammer to break up rock under a pipeline. Flammable gas reacted with the electric motor of the jackhammer, causing a flash fire. The employee was burned on the forearms and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate