Incident date: 2017-08-30
NAICS industry code: 811412

An employee was using a torch to disconnect a pipe and remove an HVAC compressor when residual oil inside the pipe ignited, causing first and second degree burns to the left side of the employee's face, arms, hands, and left thigh, as well as lung irritation. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Burns and other injuries, except fractures, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate