Incident date: 2020-03-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a torch to cut back-to-backs from 12-inch channel iron. His hose got caught; as he tried to free it, the torch slid down his hand into his glove. It caused second- and third-degree burns to the palm and hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate