Incident date: 2021-09-26
NAICS industry code: 237310

Two employees were preparing to unclog a jacketed hot oil line on an asphalt concrete unit. They were using a propane torch to heat up the asphalt when the asphalt concrete unit exploded. The employees suffered burns to their arms and upper torsos.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low