Incident date: 2016-02-03
NAICS industry code: 332994

An employee was operating the Pierce and Prime Line. A primer got jammed in the line and the employee used a tool to try and unjam the line. The tool set off the primer and the adjacent primers causing a minor explosion. The employee was hospitalized with abrasions and lacerations to their face and body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Whole body
severity: moderate