Incident date: 2015-01-27
NAICS industry code: 336611

Employee was in yard #1 cutting metal with a 6 ft. cutting torch when sparks from the torch ignited his shirt. He sustained second degree burns to the upper right side of his torso, arm, chest, and a portion of his abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
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