Incident date: 2024-01-19
NAICS industry code: 423860

An employee was torch cutting steel scrap when the connection between the torch and the torch hose became loose. Gas came out of the loosened hose and a spark ignited the gas. The employee's shirt caught fire, causing him to sustain burns to his right elbow and torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing
code_source: title: Clothing
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate