Incident date: 2017-11-16
NAICS industry code: 213112

On 11/16/2017, two employees were attempting to clear a hydrate formation in a gas pipeline at a tank battery when flammable gases and vapors ignited, causing significant burns to both employees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Flammable gas, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: low