Incident date: 2021-03-10
NAICS industry code: 238390

An employee was spot welding an area under a boat. The welding equipment ignited vapors in a compartment that surrounded the gasoline fuel tanks and a vapor explosion occurred. The employee suffered a fractured skull, chest wall, ribs, and shoulder.  The employee required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Water vehicle, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate