Incident date: 2019-11-25
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was using a plasma torch to cut metal off an excavator bucket. The heat created a fire that ignited his clothes. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left side of the torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Clothing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Trunk, unspecified
severity: moderate