Incident date: 2016-05-03
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee was welding on the access door to a 21,000 gallon tank containing an asphalt product identified as AC. 
A flame was observed, by the spotter, moments before a blast. The welder was blown into the air and landed on the platform. The welder sustained burns and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate