Incident date: 2015-05-04
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting  a piece of scrap steel wire using a propane/oxygen torch. The wire was placed on top of a  scrapped hydraulic cylinder that contained a residual amount of hydraulic fluid.  While cutting the wire, the employee cut through the cylinder, igniting the hydraulic fluid. The flaming fluid spread to the employee's uniform, which also caught fire. The employee suffered second and third degree burns on his back, stomach, and right calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate