Incident date: 2022-08-01
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was working on a pump and removing the inspection plate. The plate blew off under pressure and hit the employee's abdominal area. Hot water came out and caused burns to the employee's abdominal area, thighs, and a couple places on the arm and knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate