Incident date: 2019-10-04
NAICS industry code: 488410

When an employee went to ignite a cutting torch, he heard a quick popping sound within the torch, which resulted in a burst of the oxygen line approximately 6 inches from the fitting. The employee suffered burns to the lower abdominal/naval area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate