Incident date: 2021-12-09
NAICS industry code: 238910

Two employees were conducting operations to abandon a pipeline. The third flash test of the pipeline caused a flash fire. Both employees were caught in the fire; sustaining burns to the face, neck, and hands. Employee 1 suffered first- and second-degree burns and was hospitalized. Employee 2 suffered first-degree burns and was not hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate