Incident date: 2016-11-16
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was grinding on an auxiliary diesel fuel tank to fix a clog when a spark from the grinding wheel ignited diesel fumes inside the tank and it exploded. A piece of the exploding tank hit and broke his right leg below the knee, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Pickup truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate