Incident date: 2017-03-12
NAICS industry code: 212321

Employees were performing cutting operations near a 275 gallon container of used oil when sparks caused an explosion. An employee was hospitalized after suffering burns to their hands and lower body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate