Incident date: 2015-01-01
NAICS industry code: 339999

Employee in the Machine Shop received second degree burns to the back of his legs after the torch he was using exploded.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate