Incident date: 2022-04-14
NAICS industry code: 811310

On April 14, 2022, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was working in the compressor room of the facility to repair/replace the hot bypass valve of an air dryer used to dry compressed air used throughout the facility. The employee was using a torch to desolder the connection(s) of the hot bypass valve when an explosion occurred. Bits of copper shrapnel were generated by the explosion and struck the employee on the top of the right thumb and thigh above the right knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate