Incident date: 2016-08-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was welding pipe as part of a compressor change-out when pressurized oil in the pipe released and ignited. The employee suffered burns to his wrists and face and was hospitalized for treatment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate