Incident date: 2020-05-06
NAICS industry code: 213112

Three employees were cleaning a heater treater when a gas build-up caused an explosion in the building. Two of the employees received minor injuries; the third was hospitalized, having suffered a severe laceration across the forehead, burns to the face and neck, and a fractured spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate