Incident date: 2020-04-10
NAICS industry code: 324110

Employees were troubleshooting a PSV that was lifting prematurely. A release of hydrocarbon/hydrogen caused an explosion and fire. One employee suffered burns to the face. A second employee struck a rail during egress as a result of the pressure wave and suffered a fractured kneecap. Both employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: low