Incident date: 2019-01-29
NAICS industry code: 325998

Three employees were running cans at an aerosol manufacturing plant. Some cans fell into the hot water bath and while unjamming several cans exploded. All three employees were injured. One employee sustained a laceration and bruising to the chest that resulted from a flying can and required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate