Incident date: 2024-11-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

Two employees went up to a roof to inspect a whistling noise at a work site. Exhaust from a generator near flammable roofing material caused a flash fire. The flash fire resulted in several explosions of materials. The injured employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to their face and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Building materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate