Incident date: 2018-08-08
NAICS industry code: 325998

Employees were disposing of hazardous chemicals when two components mixed and caused an explosion, resulting in a 20-foot flame. The injured employee's entire body caught on fire, suffering severe third and second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion, unspecified
code_source: title: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
code_body: title: Whole body
severity: moderate