Incident date: 2019-07-31
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was working on a combine truck trying to get a part loose. The employee was using a blow torch when it exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns, especially on the right leg, and smoke inhalation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate