Incident date: 2025-07-18
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was moving a piece of metal he had just finished welding. The corner of the metal triggered the welding gun. The welding gun arced to an aerosol paint can and the can exploded. The employee sustained burns to his face, arms, and hands, and had blisters around his nose and mouth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Pressurized kegs and cans
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Nose and mouth
severity: moderate