Incident date: 2018-07-17
NAICS industry code: 336999

An employee was mixing lithium aluminum hydride with dioxane when a reaction occurred, causing an explosion. He suffered a torn tendon in his upper extremities among other injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Upper extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate