Incident date: 2015-08-19
NAICS industry code: 336612

Two employees were at Blackpoint Marina to repair a fuel leak on a customer's boat. The employees identified a corroded fuel valve (pickup) and replaced it. They were checking for additional leaks when a small explosion occurred in the bilge area. The ignition source may have been static electricity from a cell phone. Both employees received burns to their hands and faces and were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: low