Incident date: 2024-10-21
NAICS industry code: 238910

Two employees were tack welding over a hole in a diesel tank. Diesel in the tank exploded. One employee suffered burns to the face; the other suffered severe burns over 40 percent of the back, shoulder, and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: low