Incident date: 2023-11-05
NAICS industry code: 238320

While on a scissor lift, an employee was grinding a steel pipe. Sparks from the grinder ignited some nearby rags that had been used to apply coating treatments to the pipe. This fire subsequently ignited the employee's clothing. The employee sustained burns to approximately 46% of their body and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fire, unspecified
code_source: title: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate