Incident date: 2025-02-05
NAICS industry code: 423820

An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut the lid off an empty metal 55-gallon drum that previously held automobile oil. The drum exploded and struck the employee's face knocking them to the ground. The employee sustained concussion symptoms and lacerations that required stitches to their face. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate