Incident date: 2018-11-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was arc welding when the welding rod came loose from the employee's welding gun. The rod became lodged near the employee's ankle, causing second- and third-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate