Incident date: 2021-03-11
NAICS industry code: 441222

An employee was replacing a non-functioning fuel sender on a boat. After installing the new part, he was using a small torch to seal the heat shrink connectors when fumes ignited, causing an explosion. The employee suffered burns on the left side of his face, as well as shoulder and rib pain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate