Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was operating an oxygen-deficient oven that required manual ignition to make charcoal from wood. As the oven was opened, oxygen was introduced to the environment, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained head trauma as well as fractures to the arms and legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate