Incident date: 2015-01-28
NAICS industry code: 332313

Maintenance employee for Southwestern Plating was working inside a circuit breaker box that was not locked out. A flash fire occurred, burning the employee's arms (upper and lower), face, neck, and torso.  The employee was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital (Burn Unit) where he is currently hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Small-scale (limited) fire
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate