Incident date: 2024-03-10
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee was using a grinder on a cattle gate when a spark from the grinder ignited gas in the area, leading to an explosion. A fire also started and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to their back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Flammable gas  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  third degree or higher
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate