Incident date: 2016-04-06
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was operating a soil stabilizer when the equipment struck a high-pressure natural gas pipeline. The pipeline burst into flames and exploded, causing burns to the employee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Pressure lines, except hoses
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate