Incident date: 2025-05-06
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was inspecting the liners of a mud pump that was making noise. The machine was shut down. As the pump was idling down, the inspection plate blew and knocked the employee back. Hot gear oil from the pump blew onto him, causing second-degree burns to his left arm and the left side of his face and ear. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Lubricating fluids
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate