Incident date: 2018-03-07
NAICS industry code: 423990

An employee applied methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) to a metal washer and was attempting to weld the part when an explosion occurred. The pressure from the explosion released the washer, which struck the employee in the shoulder and the side of his face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate