Incident date: 2019-09-04
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch when its flame went out. He turned off the oxygen supply to the torch. The flame then returned and the torch's hose separated, causing a large flame that caused second-degree burns to his arms and abdomen. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate