Incident date: 2020-10-27
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was removing a small acetylene tank from the closet when the tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized for second degree burns to the face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate