Incident date: 2022-09-06
NAICS industry code: 324110

An employee was loosening a flange in a hydrogen unit. Residual gas escaped and ignited, causing second-degree burns to the side of the employee's face and elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Hydrogen
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate