Incident date: 2018-01-09
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder making repairs to an approximately 25' tall x 10' wide x 15' deep air rotation unit when an explosion occurred and knocked him from the ladder. Flames erupted from the unit, causing third degree burns to his face. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate