Incident date: 2021-08-18
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was using a handheld plasma torch to cut the lid off a 55-gallon barrel. The barrel exploded, and the employee suffered broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate