Incident date: 2021-03-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

Two employees were unloading and loading propane cylinders. A leaking propane tank was placed in front of a makeshift structure. Propane gas accumulated within the structure and an explosion occurred. Both employees suffered second and third degree burns that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low