Incident date: 2017-01-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was cleaning a H2S (hydrogen sulfide) tower using a H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) chemical when a chemical explosion occurred. The employee suffered burns to an ear and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Hydrogen sulfide
code_nature: title: Burns and corrosions, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate