Incident date: 2020-01-24
NAICS industry code: 325110

An employee was troubleshooting a pump that was not working. The employee was on top of the  piping system checking the flow switch. While troubleshooting the flow switch, the cap was removed and the employee noticed the flow switch was leaking. The employee made contact with electrical parts within the flow switch and a fire started. The employee then jumped off the piping system. The employee suffered a broken left leg and third degree burns to both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate