Incident date: 2024-10-14
NAICS industry code: 238210

An underground crew was opening up a manhole for a visual inspection. Natural gas was leaking in the manhole. As they began to slide the cover off, a flash occurred when the leaking natural gas mixed with oxygen, creating a combustible environment. One employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Sewers, drains, water pipes
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate