Incident date: 2024-11-07
NAICS industry code: 811490

An employee had used cleaning solvent to clean the engine room. The employee turned on a vacuum, which caused an explosion to occur, followed by a fire. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Solvents and degreasers  except naphtha based
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate