Incident date: 2019-07-09
NAICS industry code: 332439

An employee was welding a spigot to a 55-gallon drum's lid. Flammable residue caused the drum to explode and the lid struck the employee, causing a facial fracture and a laceration to the right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate