Incident date: 2017-05-08
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was testing the flow of oil and gas at a job site. When he shut off the light plant (generator), a spark occurred and ignited gas that was in the air. The gas tank exploded and the flames burned 30 percent of his body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Flammable gas, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate