Incident date: 2021-05-22
NAICS industry code: 213112

A crew had put their tools down after pressure-washing the outsides of two oil tanks. As they walked away, one of the tanks exploded. One of the employees suffered second- and third-degree burns on the back, from the waist up.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple back regions
severity: moderate