Incident date: 2022-05-12
NAICS industry code: 424910

Vapors from a 350-gallon tank ignited while an employee was welding a washer on the tank's lid. The tank exploded and the employee suffered fractures to the left and right arms and wrists, damage to the right ring finger, and lacerations to both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate