Incident date: 2016-12-12
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was trying to strip an electrical cord but the strippers would not work on the cord, so he used a lighter to melt the insulation. The lighter ignited a gas leak and triggered an explosion, burning the employee's hands and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Flammable gas, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate