Incident date: 2024-06-23
NAICS industry code: 311710

An employee was preparing to change out oxygen bottles that supply the fish tanks. As the employee removed the regulator from an empty oxygen bottle, it exploded. The spark/flame ignited his shirt which caused burns to the right side of his torso and right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Oxygen tanks and cylinders
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate