Incident date: 2016-03-19
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was cutting an overhead steel member with a cutting torch when molten slag fell onto his clothing and ignited it. He suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to his back and additional burns on his hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate