Incident date: 2017-10-02
NAICS industry code: 325120

An employee was unhooking acetylene cylinders. One cylinder was still under pressure and released gas that ignited, causing the cylinder to explode. The employee suffered burns to the back, left arm, right arm, and abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate